I'm researching prisons in Italy in the 1700s and from my limited research discovered that they aren't that different than Italian prisons today. There are changes to bring them more in line with European Union regulations, but Italy follows the ancient Roman law and the Napoleonic law, which is based on Roman law.
The point? There's no bail in the 1780s.
Why is this important? For my purposes it means a huge plot point. But it also means that if one was imprisoned in Italy during the 18th century, one remained in jail until guilt or innocence was proven.
Here are 2 interesting cases I read about in my research.
Gironima Spana - Wikipedia who was a professional poisoner. Which was apparently a thing.
Astorre I Manfredi - Wikipedia a captain in the guard
UK history of bail: Bail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
France's Napoleonic Code: Napoleonic Code - Wikipedia
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