At a later stage, during the 1500s, the Republic of Venice introduced a new punishment
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In the prisons’ palace, next to the rooms of the Lords of the Night was the torture room.
After the sentence was passed, prisoners could make pleas to the magistrates to improve the hardships
The guards were called the Lords of the Prisoners because of their brutality and corruption towards the
The prisoners received wine and 2 half kilo loaves a day. Later on, the fresh bread
The prisoners lived in very harsh conditions, even if they were among the best of that period.
The case of Casanova, an escape described in detail by the Venetian adventurer in the Memoirs of him, offers us
There was more than one room equipped for trials, the one we can visit in this tour is the only one to remain intact.
The problem, namely that of the conditions of the prisoners, was the main issue
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