JAIL IN ITALY: Felons on Europe's last prison island Gorgona | WELT Documentary 

Well done Italy, on a fantastic way of running an organised prison method which seems to tick every single box. I love the way every one is going about doing their jobs, with no sign of any one having a need to be rebellious or hard handed. The Island looks amazing too, love what they produce, and the hard work will make them healthy, wiser, and not get bored. Many thanks for the video of Gorgona, a place I never knew existed. 😎

Who would want to escape from this beautiful place? Healthy food, hard work outdoors, gorgeous views, lush vegetation…. Almost paradise!

Seems like paradise compared to the average prison.

In Norway, we have a prison island called Bastøy, meaning you claim that Gorgona is Europe’s last prison island is incorrect.

Give respect, earn respect. I hope these men can go back into society and be well and live within in it. G'day from Australia.

They made the jail seem dangerous and intense.. The prisoners are just chilling lol. Seems like a great place to serve time IMO

These inmates have it better than most free men. The threat of being returned to the mainland prisons would be enough of an incentive to keep anyone in line.

Italian prison food is healthier than american organic food , Lol

Prison isn’t a walk in the park, but this seems very humane mentally as well as psychically . Even not having to wear prison uniforms is a plus. Certainly the food looks far superior than most prisons and it seems the men take pride in their work. At least they are paid something for their work and thus can buy extras. It looks way better and more respect shown than “60 Days In”.

This is NOT the last prison island in Europe, there is a prison island in Norway, called Bastøy kretsfengsel….

😂 in African standards this is a holiday not a prison! 😊

This is a medium security prison by American or Brazilian standards. I am sure Italy has a pair of maximum security prisons or special handling unit prisons for particularly nasty gang affiliated thugs. All more power to the Italian justice system if they can reform criminals into good citizens again without resorting to extreme encarceration living conditions.

The Italians even have a way to make a prison relatively, "La Dolce Vita."

Prison seems more like a resort with a bit of responsibilities

This really is a success story I wish all of them the very best of luck

This is a great documentary,prisons should be a place of reforment and having prisons like these would give a better value to the society than those ones that operate based on hard conditions and severe violence,this prison sure does a great job and thanks also to the administration that runs this facility

No one has broken out, but people keep trying to break in! It’s a real problem.

That view is spectacular ‼️

Thank you Gargonna.Owesome documentary 🙏 all the best for the prisoners. Switzerland 🇨🇭

What a great documentary, I really liked it, thank you!

Drinking game: Take a shot everytime the narrator says “Nelson Cancro”

Gorgona my friend is a holiday resort! 14 hours a day free movement with or without work and 10 hours behind bars in cells that most people in many countries in the world envy!! Very good food, lots of work experience to be gained and courses to follow which at the end of the day is paid as well!! If a convict has the fortune to be placed there, he can (if behaved) live a decent till good life while he is there and have skills and a future when he is released!! NOT a prison in any way - shape or form!! Titel should be: "Last holiday resort for hardened criminals!"

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What a beautiful place to be in prison!

That’s the youngest looking 95year old I’ve ever seen

I would take this island over Rikers Island any day of the week

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Looking forward to this

Awesome documentary. Thank you

This is very good documentary. I wish all the prisoners and staff the best. I hope the prisoners go back to society and stay the true course of a productive life within the law. And I hope that someone will remove Alessandro's AK47 tattoo ( it will help with him getting employment ). Ciao a tutti. Al boca la lupo

Man I would have loved to have done my prison time in a place like this instead of the Drumheller Institution....

The men who are imprisoned on Gorgona and who work there do not have that wild animal look in their eyes that so many have in the cruel and overcrowded prisons that are designed only for inhumane punishment and torture.

Absolutely beautiful place!

That's not a prison! That's a luxury resort.

I've done time in Michigan and Colorado and believe me when I say that this place is a vacation Pete knows

wrong translations on so many parts at 32:12 he said am not the boss lets say am responsible for this area at the garden...and i dont even speak italian like that but i caught so many wrong translations at the end of the day good doc i like it.

This is not the last remaining prison island. There's at least another, namely Bastøy in Norway.

Most of them admit their crimes and take pride in saying they never hurt anyone physically

So Bastøy in Norway doesn't count as an prison island?

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"Welcome to paradise... sorry i mean prison..yes welcome to prison please enjoy your stay "

Wow! This "prison" is a holiday camp...I wouldn't mind a couple of weeks here myself. lol

Alessandro has two SONS, not mere 'children'.

the story was very highly appreciated &it was great.....the value of life,kindness,.........human lives.....nextlevelFREEMAN..........gracias

We have a prison island in Norway too ... Bastøy near Oslo

Last? There is Suomenlinna in Finland but it's not just a prison island it's also open to the public.

If only there would be more prisons like this where humanity remains and prevails so ppl can actually have a chance for changing. The current prisons increase violence, solv nothing..if anything most inmates come out worse than when they first went in

If I had to serve time in Europe, I’ll choose this place in Italy.

alcataz could learn something, america could learn something but they wont. alcatraz was closed after a few short years because of upkeep do to salt water and rust. um toytoas from the 90's bodies didn't rust, the frames built in america did. the trucks were scrapped because they would snap in half. while the bodies with clear rust didn't get any worse than surface rust. why, the quality of the steel. dayna who made the toyota frames claimed same spec as other manufacurers but clearly not. i have a 22 year old ford and the frame is perfect. same concept i recon.

That's the sought of prison we need here in our country run by an honest faith full prison chief and offices.

The low level American prisons should take note of this.

בס''ד נבקש תרגום מובנה בגוף הסרט כתוביות בשפה עברית להורדה והעתקה למחשב עם כתוביות מתורגמות בעברית בכל הסרטים תודה רבה

are they busting cheeks and splitting wigs in Gorgona?

Each prisoner is forced to learn an occupation, as well as, self control! It's interesting, but their prison black market must be odd! Drone's deliveries?

These are cool docs . When are you gonna show the part where the guards bring in the drugs weapons and cell phones, or staging fights and betting on inmates . Or when sometimes the guards they might accidentally find an inmate unalived. Also these cells are almost bigger than my place .

How many men are house here? Fifty? Seems nice for a very small, well behaved group of inmates but I don’t think it would work on a larger scale.

I think that this prison, which is different than many others, but is still prison, might be an ideal setting for so many men and women who have potential and are motivated to move in with their lives, in a different direction from what put them there. I know that in the US we have special prisons but the violence and return rates remain so high. There are other ways, like the above, to actually "reform" people other than to throw them into a box for however many years, let them go only to see them come back, for so many different reasons. Finland is experimenting with new, "open" prisons...and it is working. Give people something to do, nurture, every day..and the majority will. Of course, there will always be chronic people always going in and out of prison...but at least a prison like the above, offers hope and not a place which will box you in until your release date..in my opinion. PS...take a look at Rikers, in NYC, if you want to see why the system must change.

This is like hotel 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Something I’m curious about is what is the compensation for the correction officers working there? Are used to be a correctional officer myself in the states. But I mean like there’s got to be some sort of benefit to transfer there otherwise, why would you choose to be away from your family, your friends and I’m presuming for safety they can’t just have those people stay with them on the island. Does anyone know do they get like a double salary thing or a huge bonus for working there again? I’m just curious how that works and why an officer would choose to work at that facility. It’s a beautiful place but you’re giving up your life just like the inmates are completely.

The food looks good I know it's prison but damn it' seems pretty nice

Cool

some how those gates don't seem used to be closed, I think they are open all the time.

15:55 Wow! Those are some seriously heavy doors!

You should see Ucciardone in Palermo, Sicily. Built in 1803 for the first mafia prisoners. Made of stone and resembles small cages. Prisoners hands are waving through the bars for all to see. Very creepy.

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Kinda have that movie "Escape from New York" Vibe! But this seems like vacation

Angelo the 'baker' still hasn't quite worked out that Pizza is fattening , either that or he insists on taste testing everything he cooks 😄

Those cooking sketches are nearly all in Cornwall.

All prisons should have work.

What crimes would qualify one to end up here?

I would love to live there .

OMG Prison chef told he won't bring drug user and dealer not allow to thi s prison but bakery manos caughtdrug

Please imprison me on an island with the guard at 13:56 😂

This is how prison should be.

So on the mainland the prison guards don’t earn a living wage⁉️Can’t afford a house❓Shame.

Its like a holiday destination...how do i get here😂 seriously whats not to like!😎🇮🇹

How many foreigners are housed on this island as a prisoner?

I wish more prisons were run that way and offered those opportunities.

What a beautiful place... prison and all

I would consider this as my retirement plan from Crimes lol

Not the only, in Norway they have a similar prison island called "Bastøy fengsel"

Is not prison Island in Eu. is 1 in Norway. Bastøy Oslo.

I'll have a life sentence please if you don't mind looks amazing 😉

How do I apply for a room there for life?

36:10 this song sounds a lot like a song from Girls und Panzer, but it was a Finnish song instead of an Italian song.

I want to go to prison there

This is jus a very long vacation😂😂

This Prison compared to the Divided States of America is like day & night.

id like to do a reservation for 2 people 2 weeks, for my vacation next summer 🙃

Where is Luigi lol😂😂😂

Vacation time, not prison time. Seriously, it is a good idea. Maybe it will help the inmates become more law-abiding. It is more humane than, say, the prison in Brazil.

This looks 100 times better than the hotel I stayed at in Majorca how do I get a rezzy????

Damn. It’s a vacation island !

they try to sound super hard on "this is a prison" but of all the prison i see this is a resort prison in heaven !

that Nelson dude is probably the evilest person on that island

After seeing this and Germany and the one in Russia. It's refreshing to see that even though the American prison system is soft it's not this bad

Easy time