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Has the Milazzo Cage ever come up?
An Italian government organization, the Federal Prison Administration, opened this unique collection of prisons, torture, and criminal anthropology in 1931. In 1994, because of public interest in incarceration, the Italian government reorganized the collection and opened it to the general public. The museum showcases an unusually detailed body of work that reflects Italy's deep history. European nations were interested in prisons as well and there was extensive international discussion on the correct way to rehabilitate a "criminal person." The collection was on display during the International Penitentiary Congress held in Rome in 1885.
