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Life at the prison, though monotonous, is generally safe, and the state makes efforts to rehabilitate inmates and reduce the risks they pose to society. Prisoners at Molàro have access to educational opportunities, including the chance to finish {{wp|secondary school}} and take university-level courses. Inmates are responsible for most of the prison's day-to-day operations, including cooking meals, cleaning, doing laundry, making basic repairs, | Life at the prison, though monotonous, is generally safe, and the state makes efforts to rehabilitate inmates and reduce the risks they pose to society. Prisoners at Molàro have access to educational opportunities, including the chance to finish {{wp|secondary school}} and take university-level courses. Inmates are responsible for most of the prison's day-to-day operations, including cooking meals, cleaning, doing laundry, making basic repairs, doing administrative and clerical work, and growing fruits and vegetables in the garden. This makes the prison a partially self-sustaining community. | ||
Under Montecaran law, inmates cannot produce goods for sale outside the prison. They are given a small weekly stipend of approximately [[Montecaran libra|Ł]]40 which they can use to buy sundries at the commissary and can be sent a limited amount of money by friends or relatives. Inmates are allowed regular visits and phone calls, and are guaranteed access to their spouses, children, attorneys, religious ministers, and consuls if foreign citizens. | Under Montecaran law, inmates cannot produce goods for sale outside the prison. They are given a small weekly stipend of approximately [[Montecaran libra|Ł]]40 which they can use to buy sundries at the commissary and can be sent a limited amount of money by friends or relatives. Inmates are allowed regular visits and phone calls, and are guaranteed access to their spouses, children, attorneys, religious ministers, and consuls if foreign citizens. | ||
The prison has special facilities for {{wp|Very important person|VIPs}}. These are no more luxurious than normal accommodations but are separate from the general population and are assigned additional security. | |||
Controversially, prisoners are grouped by religion and ethnic origin. {{wp|Atudism|Atudite}} prisoners are typically assigned to Block B and {{wp|Irfan|Irfanic}} ones to Block C. | |||
=== Famous inmates === | |||
=== Escapes === | |||
== In popular culture == | |||
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| Location |  Montecara |
|---|---|
| Status | Operating |
| Security class | Mixed-security |
| Capacity | 1,050 |
| Population | 954 (as of 1 January 2019) |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Managed by | Secretariat of Defense and Security |
| Governor | Damàs Bertòn |
| Street address | Vìa Galèri 20 |
| Website | difseg |
Molàro prison (Montecaran: Calçèr Molàro) is the main penal institution in the city-state of Montecara.
History
Rapid population growth at the end of the 19th century meant that Montecaran state infrastructure found itself rendered obsolete. The prison system was no exception. Before 1898, prisoners were held in a variety of ad-hoc arrangements, including in the cells of Castèl Gerò, in the basements of court buildings, and most notoriously, in the dungeon of the Doxe's palace. The total capacity of the penal system was only a few dozen at a time, as punishment was generally focused not on long-term state incarceration but on forced labor, house arrest, or various forms of overseas exile. As the focus of punishment shifted toward rehabilitation and restitution, the state found itself in need of a permanent home for inmates.
Thus, in 1895, construction began on what was to become Molàro prison. It is located on the former site of an open-air market in central Montecara and was built over the course of three years, mainly using convict labor. Prisoners quarried the stones themselves and constructed a building that was originally planned to hold approximately 500 prisoners in single-occupant cells.
Prison life
Life at the prison, though monotonous, is generally safe, and the state makes efforts to rehabilitate inmates and reduce the risks they pose to society. Prisoners at Molàro have access to educational opportunities, including the chance to finish secondary school and take university-level courses. Inmates are responsible for most of the prison's day-to-day operations, including cooking meals, cleaning, doing laundry, making basic repairs, doing administrative and clerical work, and growing fruits and vegetables in the garden. This makes the prison a partially self-sustaining community.
Under Montecaran law, inmates cannot produce goods for sale outside the prison. They are given a small weekly stipend of approximately Ł40 which they can use to buy sundries at the commissary and can be sent a limited amount of money by friends or relatives. Inmates are allowed regular visits and phone calls, and are guaranteed access to their spouses, children, attorneys, religious ministers, and consuls if foreign citizens.
The prison has special facilities for VIPs. These are no more luxurious than normal accommodations but are separate from the general population and are assigned additional security.
Controversially, prisoners are grouped by religion and ethnic origin. Atudite prisoners are typically assigned to Block B and Irfanic ones to Block C.