¿Pero quien fue Antonio Ballvé? Fue jefe del servicio penitenciario entre los años 1904 y 1909. Llevó a cabo reformas del sistema penitenciario: eliminó el régimen de silencio (hasta entonces los presos tenían prohibido hablar) y plasmó la idea de las recompensas por buena conducta. A un preso por buen comportamiento, por ejemplo, se le permitía usar bigote. Si no se portaba bien, perdía el privilegio y se lo debía de afeitar inmediatamente!
The Penitentiary Museum "Antonio Ballvé", is located on Humberto Primo 378, in San Telmo. Its sole purpose is to collect, preserve and study the history and legacy of the penitentiary system in Argentina. It opened its doors as a museum in 1980. The building of the museum is an original construction from the 18th Century, that was used throughout its history in a wide array of functions: a mental asylum, an ammunitions dump and eventually a prison for women.
The museum´s main attraction is their collection of objects which were confiscated from the inmates by the guards. There are weapons, knives, swords, and even a handmade rifle, made out of iron tubes and iron springs. It also has on exhibition a collection of uniforms used by the penitentiary agents.
But who was Antonio Ballvé, for whom the museum was named after? He was in charge of the Penitentiary Service between the years 1904 and 1909, and he introduced a series of reforms. He abolished the "silence regime", by which inmates were not allowed to talk. He also put in place the concept of benefits for good behaviour. An inmate with a good behaviour record was allowed, for example, to grow a moustache. If he misbehaved he would be immediately forced to shave it off!
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