{"id":22235,"date":"2026-02-22T18:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/il-carcere-la-scrittura-e-la-possibilita-di-rinascita-premio-letterario-castello\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:23:30","slug":"il-carcere-la-scrittura-e-la-possibilita-di-rinascita-premio-letterario-castello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/en\/il-carcere-la-scrittura-e-la-possibilita-di-rinascita-premio-letterario-castello\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison, Writing, and the Possibility of Rebirth. Castello Literary Prize."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"21\">By Sandra Jacopucci<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"371\">The <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Special Section of the Castello Literary Prize<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 <em data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"99\">Destination Elsewhere<\/em>, titled <strong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"158\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Writing as an Exploration of Timeless Worlds<\/span>\u201d<\/strong>, a name coined by the <strong>Cultural Association \u201cTracciati Virtuali<\/strong>\u201d and strongly supported by <strong>Antonio Vella<\/strong>, President of the publishing house <strong><em data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"316\">Luoghi Interiori<\/em>,<\/strong> is dedicated to people detained in Italian prisons.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2025 edition, whose award ceremony was held on Saturday, February 21, 2026, in the Council Chamber of the Municipality of Citt\u00e0 di Castello (PG), 81 inmates took part by submitting their works, coming from 38 penitentiary institutions. These figures reflect the national scope of the initiative and its symbolic and social value.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22220\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piazza Gabriotti &#8211; Citt\u00e0 di Castello<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Writing emerges as a channel of salvation, a possibility to \u201cgo elsewhere\u201d when, for psychological, physical, economic, or social reasons, one has lost one\u2019s way. The works describe worlds suspended in time: places of detention, often defined as \u201cnon-places,\u201d where the perception of time passing is altered, rarefied, frozen in an existential suspension.<\/p>\n<p>The winner was <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Christof Petr,<\/strong><\/span> connected online from the Parma prison facility, with the short story titled <em data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1260\">\u201c<strong>The Mistake, the Discovery, the Cure<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> A story about the invention of penicillin as a metaphor for the value of error and scientific responsibility, which Antonio Vella described as \u201c<em>one of the submissions received over the years with the highest narrative style.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1611\">Second place went to <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Katarzyna Monika Strzalka<\/strong><\/span>, from the women\u2019s prison of Giudecca in Venice, with the work <em data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1609\">\u201c<strong>Steps.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1803\">Third place, ex aequo, was awarded to an anonymous author with the work <em data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1708\">\u201c<strong>My World Elsewhere<\/strong>,\u201d<\/em> from the Enna prison facility, and to <em data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1759\">\u201c<strong>Equality<\/strong>\u201d<\/em> by <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Natascia Cordaro<\/strong><\/span> from the Latina prison.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22192\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2668.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of Piazza Gabriotti. On the left the Civic Tower, on the right the Town Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mayor, <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Luca Secondi<\/strong><\/span>, renewed his administration\u2019s commitment to further enhance the already prestigious prize, stating that \u201c<em>with the award ceremony of the Castello Literary Prize section, we have written in our city a page of history marked by civility and human dignity, which through writing and reading takes shape even in particular contexts and environments of the national community.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2664\">\u201c<em>The initiative of the prize is rooted in the principles established by Article 27, paragraph 3 of the Italian Constitution, which assigns to punishment a rehabilitative and social reintegration purpose in the interest of collective security. Participation in civil life through culture thus becomes a bridge between inside and outside, between detention and citizenship.<\/em><em>Among the declared objectives are: the definitive interruption of criminal activities, the reduction of recidivism, access to employment, and the personal and conscious choice not to commit crimes again. Prison, however, is often a multiplier of criminal dynamics: inside it everything has a higher price, and organized crime attempts to insert itself as a functional element of prison life quality, in a paradox that contradicts the rehabilitative purpose of punishment.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Director General of Penitentiary Institutions<\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Ernesto Napolillo<\/strong><\/span>, stated that \u201c<em>penitentiary treatment and security must be understood as integrated objectives within a context of legality. Yet the social stigma of the detainee weighs heavily: the criminal record as an indelible mark, a historicization of error that risks neutralizing any possibility of reintegration. Overcoming this mark is a necessary condition for real inclusion.<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\nThe former<strong> Prosecutor General of Umbria<\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Fausto Cardella<\/strong><\/span>, highlighted \u201c<em>the dramatic prison overcrowding, which generates conditions that are often inhumane and lacking privacy. New facilities are needed: a medium-sized prison (like those in Spoleto or Perugia, with 300\u2013400 inmates) requires years of planning and construction, while the national excess exceeds 15,000 people<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22194\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22194 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antonio Vella, Fausto Cardella. On the screen above, Silvia Bongiorno, President of the Senate Justice Commission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Senator <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Walter Verini<\/strong><\/span>, <strong>Secretary of the Senate Justice Commission<\/strong>, drew attention to \u201c<em>the last among the earth: migrants from underdeveloped countries, survivors of crossings that cost lives and dignity. Many would need care more than detention, often sedated with psychotropic drugs. Punishment must not be revenge, but rehabilitation: earning a diploma, receiving professional training, investing in humanity means improving everyone\u2019s safety. New prisons are necessary, but change must begin immediately, at a cultural and mental level. Job training, suicide prevention, and respect for guaranteed minimum living space are no longer deferrable urgencies. In this context, the literary prize becomes a concrete hope: an opportunity to imagine a second life.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22196\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2711.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna Rossomando, Walter Verini, Ernesto Napolillo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Vice President of the Senate<\/strong>,<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong> Anna Rossomando<\/strong><\/span>, recalled that \u201c<em>literature is a beautiful place to dwell in, and detained persons are holders of rights and duties. Prejudices are insurmountable walls that render any rehabilitative path ineffective. Punishment should be graduated along a recovery path, with alternatives to detention such as house arrest or community facilities. Work requires investments and spaces, but educators and social workers are lacking; even prison police often operate in inadequate conditions. Reading and writing thus become a destination for those who have not entirely lost themselves.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-22-at-15.06.47.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-22-at-15.06.47.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-22-at-15.06.47-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><br \/>\nAccording to <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Alessandro Masi<\/strong><\/span>, <strong>President of the Jury of the Castello Prize and Secretary General of the Dante Alighieri Society<\/strong>, \u201c<em>A literary prize, of course, cannot solve the structural problems of justice, but it can change a perspective: culture offers a different vision of life. The writings of detainees are relief, a response to a troubled human condition, a contemporary echo of Dante who in the Inferno described punishment as destiny and human judgment. A cultural legacy that also recalls the figure of Alessandro Quasimodo, President of the Jury for seventeen consecutive editions, son of Nobel laureate Salvatore Quasimodo.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22206\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osvaldo Bevilacqua, Antonio Vella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his closing remarks, <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Osvaldo Bevilacqua<\/strong><\/span>, as a member of the Jury, underlined how the Literary Prize can be considered an important reference point, a laboratory of ideas and initiatives for new generations. Addressing the many high school students present in the hall, he recommended that they engage with these sensitive issues, not allow their future to be \u201cstolen,\u201d and to \u201cprotest if necessary, making their voices heard, but never resorting to violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-22-at-15.06.48-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-22-at-15.06.48-2.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-22-at-15.06.48-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6455\" data-end=\"6679\">Finally, the testimony of <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Nicholas Lupo<\/strong><\/span>, winner of the 2024 edition, was quoted, encapsulated in a simple sentence that embodies the idea that writing can be an act of restitution, dignity, and reconnection with the world:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6681\" data-end=\"6758\">\u201c<em><strong>Finally, I can call my mother and tell her that I have done something good<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22198\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22198 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kronostories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Musical performance: Fabio Battistelli.<br data-start=\"6799\" data-end=\"6802\" \/>On the left, actress Silvia Bardascini: readings from the prize-winning works.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Sandra Jacopucci , <\/em><em>Marco Baruffi<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sandra Jacopucci The Special Section of the Castello Literary Prize \u2013 Destination Elsewhere, titled \u201cWriting as an Exploration of Timeless Worlds\u201d, a name coined by the Cultural Association \u201cTracciati Virtuali\u201d and strongly supported by Antonio Vella, President of the publishing house Luoghi Interiori, is dedicated to people detained in Italian prisons. 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