An agricultural, social, and organic enterprise has been established inside Secondigliano prison.

SECONDIGLIANO OPEN FIELD

Cultivate a field to begin breathing life again beyond the bars. With this aim within the Secondigliano prison, in Naples, was born a social and organic agricultural enterprise which took the name of “open field”. Made possible thanks to the commitment of the Social Cooperative Man and Wood, responds to the need to provide paid work to detainees, giving them the opportunity for a stable and daily commitment. In this way, within the penitentiary, energies are valorized, developing skills, with a view to a reintegration in the society.

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PRISON FARM

“CampAperto”, thanks to the commitment of 5 prisoners hired on a permanent basis, has given life to a agricultural production of excellence that uses the unused spaces of the penitentiary, granted on loan for use by the Ministry of Justice. Currently, fruit and vegetables are grown 2 hectares, which also house 2 greenhousesTo be able to best succeed in this undertaking, the farmers/prisoners are trained and updated on agricultural techniques both in the fields and in the greenhouses thanks to continuous training courses carried out by local farmers. Furthermore, as the social cooperative L'Uomo e il legno writes on its website, “CampAperto” boasts documentation of the Sian (National Agricultural Information System) which certifies that an organic/in-conversion activity is carried out on the land, i.e.: the seeds and products have origin and certification .

ORGANIC FARMING SECONDIGLIANO PRISON

The idea of ​​working within a penitentiary was born to give relief to a system where, due to overcrowding, it is not always possible to guarantee prisoners a authentic rehabilitation path. A right enshrined in Article 27 of the Constitution: "Punishments cannot consist of treatment contrary to the sense of humanity and must aim at the re-education of the convicted person." This provision, if respected, would yield excellent results. According to data from the XIII Report on conditions of detention, edited byAntigone Association ObservatoryIn fact, the recidivism rate of ex-prisoners is significantly reduced in cases where they had a job during their detention.

The cover photo is taken from the website of Social Cooperative Man and Wood

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