What did the prisoners eat

What did the prisoners eat

The prisoners received wine and 2 half kilo loaves a day. Later on, the fresh bread was replaced by biscuit bread- the same that was eaten on board the Galleys. Meals were improved when feasts for the election of the Doge or important magistrates took place. Carnival there was a tradition which involved cutting off the head of a bull and redistributing the meat to the prisoners.

Given the prisoners’ terrible conditions, there were also charitable fraternities that helped them and gave them comfort. They gave the prisoners extra food about twice a week in the form of broth and meat. Wine was a large part of the prisoners’ diets and they would often pay the jailers for it. For certain periods in the courtyard there was a kiosk which sold wine for those prisoners who could afford it.

The prisonersChained up and under the watchful eye of the guards, the prisoners could make daily trips together to the well in the prison courtyard where they would collect barrels of water.