St. Vittore - sport behind the bars

St. Vittore - sport behind the bars

St. Vittore is the most important prison in Milan. Incredibly it is exactly in the center of the city, in an area rich and middle class, a few hundred meters from the Cathedral. Built in 1879, it is by now very old concept, designed according to the architectural principle of the Panopticon, with a center from which thin out 6 "rays". Some of these are now crumbling and, like many Italian prisons, overcrowded, with more than twice as many prisoners than the capacity. The sport becomes one of the few activities that allows prisoners to forget and try to think of other things, but also the common areas dedicated to the sport are affected by the severe structural weakness of the prison.

by contributor Giovanni Mereghetti

St. Vittore is the most important prison in Milan. Incredibly it is exactly in the center of the city, in an area rich and middle class, a few hundred meters from the Cathedral. Built in 1879, it is by now very old concept, designed according to the architectural principle of the Panopticon, with a center from which thin out 6 "rays". Some of these are now crumbling and, like many Italian prisons, overcrowded, with more than twice as many prisoners than the capacity. The sport becomes one of the few activities that allows prisoners to forget and try to think of other things, but also the common areas dedicated to the sport are affected by the severe structural weakness of the prison.

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