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Molàro prison was constructed under the [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] administration between 1895 and 1898. 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. | Molàro prison was constructed under the [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] administration between 1895 and 1898. 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. | ||
Before Molàro was built, prisoners were held in a variety of ad-hoc arrangements, including in military brigs, prison ships, and the dungeon of the Doxe's palace. The total capacity of the penal system was only in the dozens to low hundreds at any given time, as convicts were sentences not to long-term incarceration but to {{wp|forced labor}}, {{wp|house arrest}}, or various forms of overseas exile. As the immigrant population swelled and modern theories of {{wp|criminology}} took hold, though, the state found itself in need of a large, permanent facility for inmates. | |||
Control of the prison, as with the rest of state facilities, passed to the restored Montecaran government in 1935. | Control of the prison, as with the rest of state facilities, passed to the restored Montecaran government in 1935. | ||
In early 2023, the government announced plans to construct new detention facilities and to close Molàro by 2030. The announcement came after the publication of a report by a special committee of the [[Senate (Montecara)|Senate]] that described unhygenic conditions at the facility, including an ancient plumbing system that occasionally flooded cells with wastewater, infestations of insects and rodents, water damage, and poor ventilation resulting in high humidity and mold growth. | |||
== Prison life == | == Prison life == | ||
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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
Molàro prison was constructed under the Gaullican administration between 1895 and 1898. 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.
Before Molàro was built, prisoners were held in a variety of ad-hoc arrangements, including in military brigs, prison ships, and the dungeon of the Doxe's palace. The total capacity of the penal system was only in the dozens to low hundreds at any given time, as convicts were sentences not to long-term incarceration but to forced labor, house arrest, or various forms of overseas exile. As the immigrant population swelled and modern theories of criminology took hold, though, the state found itself in need of a large, permanent facility for inmates.
Control of the prison, as with the rest of state facilities, passed to the restored Montecaran government in 1935.
In early 2023, the government announced plans to construct new detention facilities and to close Molàro by 2030. The announcement came after the publication of a report by a special committee of the Senate that described unhygenic conditions at the facility, including an ancient plumbing system that occasionally flooded cells with wastewater, infestations of insects and rodents, water damage, and poor ventilation resulting in high humidity and mold growth.
Prison life
Life at the prison 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 Unit B and Irfanic ones to Unit C.
Famous inmates
- Thanasis Demetriakis, Piraean junta member arrested after having lived in Montecara under an assumed identity for nearly 20 years