Behind the walls of Milan’s Bollate Penitentiary, a unique fine-dining experience is reshaping perceptions of incarceration. At “In Galera”—Italy’s only gourmet restaurant inside a prison—long-term inmates prepare and serve high-end dishes like salmon tataki and mantis shrimp. The initiative offers inmates real employment, reduces reoffending rates, and connects guests with the humanity behind the bars. Booked solid and Michelin-recognized, it’s rehabilitation served with elegance. 

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