visitors enter through a secure door, opened by chef massimo. >> welcome to galera, or welcome to jailside, the stark walls give way to an attractive, modern dining room. the posters on the walls lend a touch of irony. the waiters, impeccably dressed, are all prisoners. one of them is mimmo. we don't find out why he's here, but he says he has 8 years left to serve. the sentence is not the problem, it is the work. the sentence has a beginning and end. but afterwards, you have to work to feed your children. it used to be hard for me to get through one hour of work. i could hardly wait to get back to my cell. >> that's one of the main goals, to give vocational training to people who've never held a steady job. some like giuseppe want to remain anonymous. even with 10 more years to go he's committed to the project. ,>> when you are locked up for so many years, social contact to other people is an added motivation. and you can learn a lot here. >> the outside world also benefits. before the restaurant, the prisoners here ran a catering service. after release only about 20% , return to priso