A rugby team made up of inmates of
Bologna's main prison has succeeded in rehabilitating offenders
to such a degree that their re-offending rate is just 5%
compared to the national average of 62%.
The team, Giallo Dozza, based at Dozza Prison, competes in the
third tier of Italian rugby, Serie C.
Some 300 inmates have won its strip in the last 10 years.
The team has now won funding from Sports Minister Andrea Abodi
entitled Sport For All-Prisons.
"This funding is essential for us to keep doing what we do so
well," said team president Matteo Carassiti.
"Over the years we've had some great players, the majority of
whom had never even seen an ovall ball, let alone played with
one," he told a press conference.
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