Convicts

Convicts

At a later stage, during the 1500s, the Republic of Venice introdusse  una nuova pena, la condanna ad essere prigionieri a bordo delle Galleys, le navi da battaglia Veneziane, incatenati, come rematori anziché scontare la pena all’ interno del sovraffollato carcere. Si riteneva, a quel tempo, che tale pena fosse anche rieducativa se paragonata al marcire nelle luride celle permettendo contemporaneamente alla Venetian fleet with free of charge rowers.

One year's stay on the galleys was equivalent to 2 years' imprisonment. according to the prison sentence count.

As for the other prisoners, those sentenced to rowing had to pay the maintenance, the legal costs and the acts of release.