everything from mowing lawns to painting furniture. but her passion lies elsewhere. you can t really write some of the things that we experience in these prisons. you can t script them. because here you have a person that s been convicted of a double murder but what she does as part of her time and part of her therapy is she puts on puppet shows for children. children s theater. translator: these puppet shows are for the children, here in the area, in the kindergartens. we go to the schools so we can make someone happy with them. comparing svetla as a female prison to american prisons, there was a different vibe there, i have to say. i would attribute that to the warden. she was pretty focused on reintegrating these women back into society and she had different means of doing that. in fact, the prison director recited a long list of
everything from mowing lawns to painting furniture. but her passion lies elsewhere. you can t really write some of the things that we experience in these prisons. you can t script them. because here you have a person that s been convicted of a double murder but what she does as part of her time and part of her therapy is she puts on puppet shows for children. children s theater. translator: these puppet shows are for the children, here in the area, in the kindergartens. we go to the schools so we can make someone happy with them. comparing svetla as a female prison to american prisons, there was a different vibe there, i have to say. i would attribute that to the warden. she was pretty focused on reintegrating these women back into society and she had different means of doing that. in fact, the prison director recited a long list of rehabilitative programs.
she is still years away from her release but is preparing for it now. she works for the prison maintenance department doing everything from mowing lawns to painting furniture. but her passion lies elsewhere. you can t really write some of the things that we experience in these prisons. you can t script them. because here you have a person that s been convicted of a double murder but what she does as part of her time and part of her therapy is she puts on puppet shows for children. children s theater. translator: these puppet shows are for the children, here in the area, in the kindergartens. we go to the schools so we can make someone happy with them. comparing svetla as a female prison to american prisons, there was a different vibe there, i have to say.
she works for the prison maintenance department doing everything from mowing lawns to painting furniture. but her passion lies elsewhere. you can t really write some of the things that we experience in these prisons. you can t script them. because here you have a person that s been convicted of a double murder but what she does as part of her time and part of her therapy is she puts on puppet shows for children. children s theater. translator: these puppet shows are for the children, here in the area, in the kindergartens. we go to the schools so we can make someone happy with them. comparing svetla as a female prison to american prisons, there was a different vibe there, i have to say. i would attribute that to the warden. she was pretty focused on reintegrating these women back into society and she had different means of doing that.
gave them that moment. we get the personal insight into your upbringing and the ranch you grew up on. i haven t seen any of the footage yet into this special. sort of like seeing the bride before the wedding so i m excited to see that. my family. they went out there. it airs this weekend. sdai at 5:00 in the afternoon and sunday at 10:00 p.m. and the good news is dana is primetime perino. elisabeth loved doing it. and also this special will show that elisabeth has so many talents and shows her in a different light. she s great here. really great in this as well. go get your dog. you ll be cooking with jasper. cooking with friends, jasper and peter, too. i don t know what we re making. don t move. more than $18 trillion in debt. why are we spending taxpayer dollars on puppet shows? senator john mccain stops here next. come on in senator.