Italy: An island for prisoners

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On the remote Italian island of Gorgona, 90 prisoners live surrounded by the sea. Despite its location, the island is a place of longing for many inmates. What are their lives like in Europe's last penal colony?

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00:00This beautiful Italian spot is an island of prisoners.

00:05Piero is one of 90 inmates.

00:08He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

00:11After five years and a half that I was in other institutions,

00:14you feel almost free.

00:17Every inmate is required to work.

00:20The island is self-sustaining.

00:22Unarmed guards watch over the prisoners.

00:25Only to go into the air, you have to open 50 doors.

00:30You go up and you have another 50 doors.

00:32You always hear the key to turn around.

00:34In other words, they say, go on, go on, go on.

00:39After work, the men decide for themselves how to spend their free time.

00:44They are only locked up in the evenings.

00:47The last attempted escape from Gorgona was in the 1980s.

00:52Getting a place on the island is tough.

01:05Despite all the amenities, Gorgona is still a prison.

01:08Significa che per quanto bella possa essere l'isola,

01:11alla persona che sta sull'isola,

01:13gli manca la cosa più importante della vita che è la libertà.

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