Italy

Article thumbnail: In the carpentry workshop of Milan Opera Prison - Italy's biggest prison - inmates sat at worktops are painstakingly crafting violins and violas from painted strips of wood. Called ?Metamorphosis?, the project sees Four prisoners -serving lengthy sentences - work on the violins five hours a day, three days a week. They are turning timber salvaged from boats dumped by people traffickers on the island of Lampedusa into an entire string orchestra that will tour the world. Picture from James Imam jamesimam@gmail.com

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