Social agriculture and detention: the experience of the Cooperative 153 in Capanne district prison in Perugia

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Paola de Salvo, Viviana Calzati
Publishing Year 2016 Issue 2016/109
Language Italian Pages 18 P. 129-146 File size 489 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2016-109009
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In the last ten years numerous studies have highlighted the relationship of agriculture to the environment, together with other sectors of the economy and of society. This relationship have attributed a diverse and broader role to agriculture from that which was previously its traditional position. In particular, its multifunctionality is an indication of the capacity of agriculture to respond to changing societal and consumer needs/requirements. In this present work, after having identified the characteristics and the defining aspects of social agriculture, particular attention is paid to the rehabilitative role of agricultural work for inmates in detention or serving prison sentences, identifying it as a useful experience to improve the quality of life and to promote future social and labour integration. The paper presents the case study of the 153 Social Cooperative, which has created a social society for the management and evaluation of the agricultural activity of the district prison in Capanne.

Keywords: Agricultural Multifunctionality, Social Agriculture, Rehabilitative Role, Detention, Social and Labour Inclusion, Cooperative 153

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Paola de Salvo, Viviana Calzati, Agricoltura sociale e detenzione: l’esperienza della Cooperativa 153 nella casa circondariale Capanne di Perugia in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 109/2016, pp 129-146, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2016-109009