Pleas

Pleas

After the sentence was passed, prisoners could make to the magistrates some pleas to improve the hardships of prison life. The approval of such pleas was subject to the payment of pezaria, an amount decided by the Magistrates in charge.

Molti di queste suppliche riguardavano la possibilità di scontare la pena a casa, oppure il trasferimento in celle più salubri, o poter continuare a seguire i propri affari dal carcere. Molto spesso le suppliche riguardavano i price of justice costs that the condemned person was unable to pay and who therefore had to remain in prison despite having served the sentence.