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Behind Italian Bars: the “Caravan with Rusty Wheels”

Ferreri, Liliana
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This research explores the conditions of prisoners in the Italian prison system, specifically those of migrant prisoners. The research question of the thesis is: how are distinctions between “migrants” and “Italians” constructed in the Italian prison system? There are two main objectives. The first one is to understand how distinctions are constructed, and the first hypothesis is that migrants are treated differently from Italian prisoners due to distinctions made between these two categories of people in the system (Hyp. 1). The second objective is to understand whether prisoners’ formal rights are respected in every aspect of prison life. The second hypothesis is that prisoners’ rights are not always respected and that migrants face even more problems and inequalities than Italians (Hyp. 2). The research starts with a background chapter on the Italian penitentiary system. This is followed by a chapter dedicated to the existing, or better said, minimal literature on the matter. Consequently, the theory chapter looks at sociological and criminological perspectives which could be applied to the inmates, as only the inmate subculture was studied so far. The methodology chapter is dedicated to explaining the mixed methods, both quantitative and qualitative, and a second chapter is dedicated to the results. In the quantitative part, data was gathered from the reports of the association Antigone, complemented by an interview with Scandurra. In the qualitative part, eight interviews in total were conducted with people working in the prison system, who used to work in it; or who study it. A chapter is dedicated to possible ideas that could be implemented in the prison system, mainly taking inspiration from the Montessori method but also using Norway and Finland’s prison systems as examples. The research has tried to shed light on the main issues faced by inmates in the Italian prison system, and expose the main issues that prisoners deal with.
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Thesis (B.A. in International Affairs, Minor in Legal Studies and Gender Studies)--John Cabot University, Spring 2024.
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2024
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Prisons, Human rights
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Liliana, Ferreri. "Behind Italian Bars: the “Caravan with Rusty Wheels”. BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2024.
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