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Contemporary Art for Nisida: An Exhibition Supporting the Juvenile Detention Centre Theatre
zazà (Milan, Naples) and Galleria Federico Vavassori (Milan) present a group exhibition in support of Fondazione Severino, with the aim of raising funds for the restoration of the theatre at the Nisida Juvenile Detention Centre.
From ceramic and restyling workshops, new improvements for detention facility units
The Fondazione Severino’s ceramic and restyling workshops generate tangible results for daily life inside detention facilities.
AS3 by Valerio Callieri
The women’s prison of Rebibbia becomes literature
Colours out of control: a morning of freedom through klexography
An expressive workshop without rules or judgement, where splashes of colour become opportunities for listening and discovery. Together with artist Fabrizio Sartori, we explored the technique of klexography to rediscover the joy of creating as we did when we were children.
BENU inaugurated in the presence of the President of the Republic
In the presence of the Italian President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, “BENU” was inaugurated today — a site-specific, permanent artwork by artist Eugenio Tibaldi, created within the Rebibbia Women’s Prison “Germana Stefanini” in Rome.
Fundraising for the reopening of the theatre at the IPM di Nisida
The Foundation is promoting a fundraising initiative to support the reopening of the theatre at the Istituto Penale per i Minorenni of Nisida, with the aim of restoring this historic space as a place for theatrical, educational and cultural activities for young people in detention.
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Fondazione Severino and Komen Italia together for women’s health in prisons
The Severino Foundation, together with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice, and Komen Italia – Think Pink Italy, promotes a multi-year programme dedicated to protecting the health of women in detention or subject to restrictive measures of personal freedom.
Contemporary Art for Nisida: An Exhibition Supporting the Juvenile Detention Centre Theatre
zazà (Milan, Naples) and Galleria Federico Vavassori (Milan) present a group exhibition in support of Fondazione Severino, with the aim of raising funds for the restoration of the theatre at the Nisida Juvenile Detention Centre.
Fondazione Severino at the 31st Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services of the Council of Europe
In Valletta, Malta, Eleonora Di Benedetto presented Fondazione Severino’s experience in artistic and cultural programmes for women in detention.
Paola Severino’s speech on Governance, Complexity and Competence.
On May 11, 2026, in the “Giovanni Paolo II” Aula Magna at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Paola Severino took part in the roundtable discussion of Governance Complexity Competence, a conference dedicated to the theme “Empowering the Marginalized in Complex Worlds.”
“The destiny of all things is to change”
At Nuovo Teatro Ateneo, theatre born in prison takes the stage
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Smuraglia Law
Prison and Work: Opportunities for Businesses, Dignity for Individuals A Focus on the Smuraglia Law and the Benefits for Employers Who Hire Incarcerated People
ESG and Prison: Four Conferences to Rethink Prison Labour
Between May and November 2024, Fondazione Severino ETS took part in the ESG and Prison conference series, promoted by Senator Maria Stella Gelmini with the support of Ethicarei and bee.4, bringing together institutions, prison administration, academia, businesses and the third sector around a central question: work as a tool for rehabilitation and the reduction of reoffending.
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