{"id":617,"date":"2022-01-05T12:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T11:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palazzoprigionivenezia.com\/?p=617"},"modified":"2022-01-05T12:23:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T11:23:00","slug":"condizioni-carcerati-e-celle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palazzoprigionivenezia.com\/en\/condizioni-carcerati-e-celle\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisoner and cell conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prisoner and cell conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prisoners<\/strong> lived in very harsh conditions, even if they were among the best of that period. A special magistrate was assigned to manage the prison and a doctor<\/strong> with an allocated sickbay was always present to tend to prisoners. A priest also paid frequent visits to offer comfort to the prisoners<\/strong>. Unfortunately, these efforts were not enough. The condition of the prison remained very poor both for prisoners serving their sentence and for those awaiting trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main problem was poor hygiene<\/strong> caused by overcrowded cells, squalid conditions and humidity. This caused the spread of all kinds of diseases, which were aggravated by the presence of insects and mice, a major source of distress for the prisoners. Imprisonment<\/strong> was often a death sentence given the low survival rates of living in such unhealthy environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prisoners slept on a bench and used a dirty bucket for a lavatory; the smell that pervaded the building was terrible. Throughout the year, the cells were periodically washed with vinegar and quick lime. The and a doctor<\/strong> prison doctor was obliged to pay daily visits to the prison and to prescribe drugs<\/strong>. If prisoners could not afford the drugs they were paid for by the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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