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  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the female inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5284.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: (R-L) Trained sommeliers Marco Albanese and Roberto Giannone consult each other while female inamtes chat with a prison guard during a lecture on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5161.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Marco Albanese (right), a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five, volunteers to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5023.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: The mugshot room of male inmates unit is seen here in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4784.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A window is seen here in a room, decorated with cartoon scenes, where female inmates meet their children and where  sommelier classes take place, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4721.jpg
  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A DJ set is seen here in the historical center of Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: People play music in the narrow streets of the historical center of  Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man sells granitas (falvoured water ice) by the old city gate of Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5315.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5310.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: (L-R) Sommelier Roberto Giannone pours wine to inmates during a lecture on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5169.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Marco Albanese (right), a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five, volunteers to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5045.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: (L-R) Roberto Giannone and Marco Albanese, two trained sommeliers, volunteer to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4943.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4838.jpg
  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A night view of the bay by the old city gate in Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A night view of the bay by the old city gate in Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier and volunteer to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, poses for a portrait along the internal path of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5346.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier and volunteer to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, poses for a portrait along the internal path of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5342.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier and volunteer to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, poses for a portrait along the internal path of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5337.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5300.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Annamaria, an inmate and aspiring sommelier, poses for a portrait in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, after a wine tasting lecture on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5277.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Annamaria, an inmate and aspiring sommelier, poses for a portrait in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, after a wine tasting lecture on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5272.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier and volunteer to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, poses for a portrait in the classroom of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5261.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier and volunteer to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, poses for a portrait in the classroom of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5257.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: (L-R) Sommelier Roberto Giannone pours wine to inmates as Marco Albanese, a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five , volunteers to lecture on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5192.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: (L-R) Sommelier Roberto Giannone pours wine to inmates as Marco Albanese, a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five , volunteers to lecture on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5134.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Marco Albanese (center), a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five, volunteers to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5116.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier, volunteers to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5096.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone (left), a trained sommelier, volunteers to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5094.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Marco Albanese (right), a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five, volunteers to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5063.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: (R-L) Roberto Giannone and Marco Albanese, two trained sommeliers, volunteer to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5014.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Marco Albanese (right), a policeman for 19 years and trained sommelier for five, volunteers to lecture female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4921.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Sommelier Roberto Giannone and a group of ten high-security female inamtes and aspiring sommeliers are here during a wine tasting class in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4914.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Clothes of female inmates hang from the windows of their prison cells in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4865.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the female inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4858.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the female inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4819.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A penitentiary guard walks towards the command room of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4803.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: The surveillance room of in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4802.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A painting of (L-R) Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, two anti-Mafia magistrates assassinated by the Mafia in 1992, is seen here at the entrance of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4781.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A reproduction of Lionel Royer's 1899  painting "Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar", painted by an inmate, is seen here at the entrance of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4698.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: An internal corridor of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5319.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier and volunteer to lecture inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, walks towards the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of high-security inmates and aspiring sommeliers are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5292.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: The internal path of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5286.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: A view of the female inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5281.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Female inmates and aspiring sommeliers attend a lecture on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5244.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone (left), a trained sommelier, volunteers to lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5055.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Female inmates and aspiring sommeliers attend a lecture on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_5034.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Giannone, a trained sommelier, opens a bottle of Chardonnay wine during a lecture to female inmates on the arts and crafts of wine tasting and serving, in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4957.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Sommelier Roberto Giannone is here during a wine tasting class for a group of ten high-security female inamtes and aspiring sommeliers in the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4869.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: The entrance to the registration area of the male inmates of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4793.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: The exterior view of the male inmates unit of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4777.jpg
  • LECCE, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: The interior of the largest penitentiary in the southern Italian region of Apulia, holding 1,004 inmates in the outskirts of Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
<br />
Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
<br />
The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
<br />
Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
    CIPG_20161110_NYT-Sommelier_5M3_4763.jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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<br />
A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
<br />
<br />
A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
<br />
a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
<br />
Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
    CIPG_20130119_ELE2013_Grillo-Taranto...jpg
  • Taranto, Italy - 19 January 2013:  Comic Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5 Stars Movement in Taranto, Italy, on January 19th 2013.ROME, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2013: Beppe Grillo, a comedian and leader of the 5 Stars Movement (M5S, Movimento 5 Stelle) rallies in Taranto, Apulia, on January 19 2013. Grillo, whom presents itself as a "non-politician", and the 5 Stars Movement as "not a party". Grillo has been running a mostly internet-based political campaign through the party's blog and the local groups that have emerged from it. The movement has a strong anti-politics agenda: "All political parties are crooked and they all need to go", Grillo says.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: <br />
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a Roma, il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • BARI - 3 DECEMBER 2019: A view of the historical center of  Bari, Italy, on December 3rd 2019.<br />
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The orecchiette are Bari's trademark ear-shaped pasta.<br />
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According to the mayor’s office, in mid October police inspectors busted a local restaurant for serving untraceable orecchiette, a violation of Italian and European Union regulations that require food in restaurants to be clearly sourced. The police fined the restaurateur and forced him to trash three kilos of pasta.<br />
The suspected orecchiette suppliers are permitted to sell small plastic baggies of pasta for personal use, but are not licensed to deal large, unlabeled shipments to restaurants. The fear in a city where many families have their go-to pasta lady, is that Italy’s zeal for regulations, however often ignored, risk shutting down a source of local pride that is one of Bari’s biggest tourist attractions.
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  • BARI - 3 DECEMBER 2019: The entrance of the Osteria delle Travi, which serves orecchiette sourced from an elderly woman, is seen here in Bari, Italy, on December 3rd 2019.<br />
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The orecchiette are Bari's trademark ear-shaped pasta.<br />
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According to the mayor’s office, in mid October police inspectors busted a local restaurant for serving untraceable orecchiette, a violation of Italian and European Union regulations that require food in restaurants to be clearly sourced. The police fined the restaurateur and forced him to trash three kilos of pasta.<br />
The suspected orecchiette suppliers are permitted to sell small plastic baggies of pasta for personal use, but are not licensed to deal large, unlabeled shipments to restaurants. The fear in a city where many families have their go-to pasta lady, is that Italy’s zeal for regulations, however often ignored, risk shutting down a source of local pride that is one of Bari’s biggest tourist attractions.
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  • BARI - 3 DECEMBER 2019: (L-R) Nunzia Caputo (61) and her mother Franca Fiore (88) are seen here preparing orecchiete in their apartment in Bari, Italy, on December 3rd 2019.<br />
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The orecchiette are Bari's trademark ear-shaped pasta.<br />
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According to the mayor’s office, in mid October police inspectors busted a local restaurant for serving untraceable orecchiette, a violation of Italian and European Union regulations that require food in restaurants to be clearly sourced. The police fined the restaurateur and forced him to trash three kilos of pasta.<br />
The suspected orecchiette suppliers are permitted to sell small plastic baggies of pasta for personal use, but are not licensed to deal large, unlabeled shipments to restaurants. The fear in a city where many families have their go-to pasta lady, is that Italy’s zeal for regulations, however often ignored, risk shutting down a source of local pride that is one of Bari’s biggest tourist attractions.
    CIPG_20191203_NYT_Bari_M3_4898.jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man walks by his home in a trullo, a traditional Apulian construction, in a village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180724_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man opens the chapel in a tradition Apulian village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180724_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the bedroom of "Casetta Bella",  a two-storey house in "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the terrace of "Casetta Bella",  a two-storey house in "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Hotel guests watch the chef prepare a homelette at breakfast here at Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: An employee of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, walks by one of the pools here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • GUAGNANO, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Wine barrels are seen here in the wine house Feudi di San Guaganano, which offers its wines for the sommelier classes in the penitentiary of Lecce, in Guagnano, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
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Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
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The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
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Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
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  • GUAGNANO, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Wine barrels are seen here in the wine house Feudi di San Guaganano, which offers its wines for the sommelier classes in the penitentiary of Lecce, in Guagnano, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
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Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
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The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
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Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
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  • GUAGNANO, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Gianvito Rizzo (53), inventor of the sommelier courses at Lecce prison and chief executive officer at the Feudi di Guagnano, the wine cellar that offered their wines for the classes, walks in the vineyard of Leonardo di Prato of the wine house Feudi di San Guaganano, where the Negramaro wine is produced, in Guagnano near Lecce, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
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Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
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The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
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Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
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  • GUAGNANO, ITALY - 10 NOVEMBER 2016: Gianvito Rizzo (53), inventor of the sommelier courses at Lecce prison and chief executive officer at the Feudi di Guagnano, the wine cellar that offered their wines for the classes, checks the vineyard of San Gaetano Thiene, a district of Guagnano near Lecce where the Negramaro wine is produced, Italy, on November 10th 2016.<br />
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Here a group of ten high-security female inmates and aspiring sommeliers , some of which are married to mafia mobsters or have been convicted for criminal association (crimes carrying up to to decades of jail time), are taking a course of eight lessons to learn how to taste, choose and serve local wines.<br />
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The classes are part of a wide-ranging educational program to teach inmates new professional skills, as well as help them develop a bond with the region they live in.<br />
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Since the 1970s, Italian norms have been providing for reeducation and a personalized approach to detention. However, the lack of funds to rehabilitate inmates, alongside the chronic overcrowding of Italian prisons, have created a reality of thousands of incarcerated men and women with little to do all day long. Especially those with a serious criminal record, experts said, need dedicated therapy and professionals who can help them.
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  • SAN PIETRO VERNOTICO, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2014: Cinzia Rascazzo (40), founder of a Lecce cooking and food-tour outfit called Stile Mediterraneo, adds local olive oil to the fresh orecchiette and cavatelli pasta with tomato sauce, caciocavallo cheese and basil she prepared with her sister and business partner Marika (42, cardiologist) and their mother Dina (68, retired school teacher) at her parents' home and school location in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy, on April 4th 2014.<br />
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Mrs Rascazzo, an extra virgin oil taster, wine sommelier and Harvard MBA who worked for Goldman Sachs in New York and London, quit investment banking several years ago to “do something to help my region”.“When I was living abroad I always noticed that only Tuscany and Northern Italian regions were getting all of the attention,” said Ms. Rascazzo. “Nobody knew about Puglia or our way of eating, or our wines, or our producers. It was just Mafia, pizza spaghetti--the usual things associated with the south.” Today she conducts food tours, leads visits to local producers and oversees cooking classes, where guests learn to make orecchiette, sweet-and-sour bell peppers, cakes with ricotta cheese and much besides. She is frequently joined by her sister, who draws on her medical background to impart scientific and nutritional details about the dishes. Dr. Rascazzo’s recipes and information come together in her English ebook, “The Cuisine of Southern Italian Women: Mediterranean Secrets for a Healthy and Happy Life.”
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