The tombs of the living
Subtitle: prisons and prison reform in liberal Italy
By: Susan B. Carrafiello.
Series: Studies in modern European history ;; v. 24
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Prisons -- Italy -- History.; Prison reformers -- Italy -- History.; Italy -- Politics and government -- 1870-1914.
Description: This book surveys prison reform in liberal Italy. Relying on archival and published material, it shows that even as Italian criminologists gained international prominence during the liberal era, the Italian government failed to create an effective national prison system. For economic and social reasons, legislation for prison reform remained, in contemporaries' words, a "dead letter." Even as late as 1904, the socialist Filippo Turati could justifiably describe Italy's prisons as "tombs of the living."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-131) and index.