By: ELOISE WALTON
AN ITALIAN prison in Volterra is diversifying and is now offering special restaurant evenings for local people and the opportunity for those travelling in the area to use the prison as a hotel.
Visitors to the prison are served by inmates, who are in prison for various crimes including homicide.
Although entry into the prison is difficult and visitors must have a background check before being allowed in, the scheme is proving a success with both inmates and guests.
The food is reasonably priced and of a very high standard and the inmates enjoy a change to their daily routine.
The hotel is still in the planning process but the prison director believes it will be as successful as the restaurant evenings.
