Casa Betania

Casa Betania is a detention house in Rimini, Italy. This facility is part of the APG-association, also known as “Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII.” The international APG association was founded by Father Orest Benzi. It is a religious organization focused on the practical and constant commitment to fight marginalization and poverty. The APG Association’s houses are unique in that they create an environment where people in detention live with a wide variety of individuals, including people who have served their sentences and those struggling with mental disabilities.

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SMALL-SCALE

Casa Betania has space for 25 people, which makes it a small-scale facility. The facility exclusively has shared rooms, leaving no room for private spaces for its residents. Casa Betania consists of shared bedrooms, shared bathrooms, a visitor’s room, a kitchen, and a living room.

SMALL-scale

Casa Betania has space for 25 people, which makes it a small-scale facility. The facility exclusively has shared rooms, leaving no room for private spaces for its residents. Casa Betania consists of shared bedrooms, shared bathrooms, a visitor’s room, a kitchen, and a living room.

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Casa Betania has space for 25 people, which makes it a small-scale facility. The facility exclusively has shared rooms, leaving no room for private spaces for its residents. Casa Betania consists of shared bedrooms, shared bathrooms, a visitor’s room, a kitchen, and a living room.

Casa Betania is a:

Transition house (individuals under specific conditions or measures)

for:

20 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated, Small-scale

Casa Betania is a:

Transition house (individuals under specific conditions or measures)

for:

20 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated, Small-scale

Casa Betania is a:

Transition house (individuals under specific conditions or measures)

for:

20 PEOPLE,
Men

Indicated principles:

Community-integrated, Differentiated, Small-scale

DIFFERENTIATION

Casa Betania’s target group is adult men who have recently begun serving a prison sentence. Criteria for placement are based on the type of crime, length of sentence and person’s consent. Individuals previously convicted of violent crimes against minors or vulnerable persons are not welcome at Casa Betania.

Central to Casa Betania is the CEC model, which stands for “Educating Community with People Sentenced to Prison.” This project revolves around the certainty of being punished, but more importantly of recovery. The entire program focuses on educating people in detention through three phases. During these different phases, residents have the opportunity to participate in different activities. They can do paid work, volunteer, play sports or attend reintegration programs such as tutoring, mediation and lectures on judicial topics. During their stay, there is no obligation to work, but they must be involved in some activity.

COMMUNITY-INTEGRATION

Casa Betania is located in the suburbs of Rimini but is still part of the community, surrounded by supermarkets, bars, houses and other buildings. The coexistence of people in detention with volunteers and people with intellectual disabilities creates more interaction between residents and the broader community. Those living in Casa Betania have the possibility to work in the community. The local community contributes through volunteer work and donations. Interaction is further promoted through the organization of community events such as shared meals, religious celebrations and sports activities. The religious character of the detention house is reflected by its collaboration with the Catholic Church and certain parishes.

Differentiation

Casa Betania’s target group is adult men who have recently begun serving a prison sentence. Criteria for placement are based on the type of crime, length of sentence and person’s consent. Individuals previously convicted of violent crimes against minors or vulnerable persons are not welcome at Casa Betania.

Central to Casa Betania is the CEC model, which stands for “Educating Community with People Sentenced to Prison.” This project revolves around the certainty of being punished, but more importantly of recovery. The entire program focuses on educating people in detention through three phases. During these different phases, residents have the opportunity to participate in different activities. They can do paid work, volunteer, play sports or attend reintegration programs such as tutoring, mediation and lectures on judicial topics. During their stay, there is no obligation to work, but they must be involved in some activity.

Community-integration

Casa Betania is located in the suburbs of Rimini but is still part of the community, surrounded by supermarkets, bars, houses and other buildings. The coexistence of people in detention with volunteers and people with intellectual disabilities creates more interaction between residents and the broader community. Those living in Casa Betania have the possibility to work in the community. The local community contributes through volunteer work and donations. Interaction is further promoted through the organization of community events such as shared meals, religious celebrations and sports activities. The religious character of the detention house is reflected by its collaboration with the Catholic Church and certain parishes.

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Casa Betania is located in the suburbs of Rimini but is still part of the community, surrounded by supermarkets, bars, houses and other buildings. The coexistence of people in detention with volunteers and people with intellectual disabilities creates more interaction between residents and the broader community. Those living in Casa Betania have the possibility to work in the community. The local community contributes through volunteer work and donations. Interaction is further promoted through the organization of community events such as shared meals, religious celebrations and sports activities. The religious character of the detention house is reflected by its collaboration with the Catholic Church and certain parishes.
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