Vittoria Lamorgese
Based in Rome, Vittoria Lamorgese (1997) is a student in Philosophical Sciences at Roma Tre University. Her work focuses on political philosophy and the dynamics of urban social conflict. Writing for Oltreoceano, she examines the impact of prisons, colonial history, and racial segregation on contemporary society. viclamorgese@gmail.com
Latest articles
28.02.2024
Surviving Rikers: a mass incarceration story
Five Mualimm-ak is a Rikers Island survivor. Rikers is the largest and most infamous New York jail. we interviewed him on the bank of the East River in The Bronx, just a few miles away from where he spent most of his adult life. Yet, Rikers is only a piece of a wider puzzle. The U.S. has been holding the record for the highest incarceration rate in the world for several years. The …
by Vittoria Lamorgese