Carcere dei Cappuccini explained

Carcere dei Cappuccini is a prison in City of San Marino, San Marino. It was opened in 1970. Before 1970, the prison was based in Guaita, one of the 3 towers of the City of San Marino.

The prison has six cells on two floors.[1] [2] There are no prison police officers; instead, there are a few men from the gendarmerie.[3]

The prison is located in a wing of an ancient Capuchin friars' convent.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-08-21 . Il carcere più piccolo del mondo: 1 solo detenuto a San Marino - Polizia Penitenziaria . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821082319/http://poliziapenitenziaria.it/public/post/blog/il-carcere-piu-piccolo-del-mondo-1-solo-detenuto-a-san-marino-1387.asp . 21 August 2014 .
  2. Web site: 2011-02-16 . L'unico detenuto di San Marinoecco il carcere della solitudine . 2023-02-08 . la Repubblica . it.
  3. Web site: 2014-05-19 . Carcere, a San Marino uno dei più piccoli del mondo: 8 detenuti e sembra un albergo . 2023-02-08 . Il Fatto Quotidiano . it-IT.