Artribune Podcast: Don Riccardo Agresti and Maria Giuseppina D’Addetta on Community and Justice
In the 'Contemporaneamente' podcast series from Artribune, curated by Mariantonietta Firmani, listeners can hear an engaging conversation with Don Riccardo Agresti, the parish priest of Castel del Monte and president of 'A Mano Libera', alongside Maria Giuseppina D’Addetta, a supervisory magistrate. They emphasize the importance of rebuilding community ties and individual accountability, highlighting the belief that everyone has the potential for redemption. D’Addetta, who hails from Bari and was born in 1963, has held the position of magistrate since 1991, taking on supervisory roles since 1999, including a regent position at the Supervisory Court of Bari from 2011 to 2019. Agresti, born in 1961 in Andria, has served as parish priest since 2018 and has directed the 'Senza Sbarre' rehabilitation initiative for detainees since 2017.
Key facts
- Podcast series 'Contemporaneamente' curated by Mariantonietta Firmani on Artribune.
- Interview with Don Riccardo Agresti, parish priest of Castel del Monte and president of cooperative 'A Mano Libera'.
- Interview with Maria Giuseppina D’Addetta, supervisory magistrate.
- Discussion on restoring community sense and individual responsibility.
- Emphasis that no person is beyond redemption.
- D’Addetta born in Bari in 1963, magistrate since 1991.
- D’Addetta served in courts of Caltagirone and Foggia.
- D’Addetta worked at Supervisory Court of Bari from 2011 to 2019.
- D’Addetta member of CONAMS steering committee.
- D’Addetta speaker at training courses by High Council of the Judiciary and Superior School of the Judiciary.
- D’Addetta member of scientific committee for High Specialization Course in criminal enforcement by Bari Criminal Chamber.
- D’Addetta part of study group on penitentiary law since 2021.
- Agresti born in Andria in 1961, theology degree in 1989.
- Agresti taught at middle and high schools 1988-1994.
- Agresti vicar and parish priest in Andria since 1989.
- Agresti parish priest of Castel del Monte since 2018.
- Agresti responsible for 'Insieme per Camaggio' center 1994-2017.
- Agresti began welcoming prisoners in 2002.
- Agresti started volunteering at Trani prison in 2008.
- Agresti appointed head of 'Senza Sbarre' project in 2017 by Bishop Luigi Mansi.
- Agresti president of 'Amici di San Vittore ONLUS' and 'A Mano Libera' cooperative.
- 'Senza Sbarre' project provides community alternative to incarceration.
- Project aims at rehabilitation and social reintegration of detainees.
Entities
Artists
- Mariantonietta Firmani
Institutions
- Artribune
- Cooperativa A Mano Libera
- CONAMS (Coordinamento Nazionale dei Magistrati di Sorveglianza)
- Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura
- Scuola Superiore della Magistratura
- Camera Penale di Bari
- Associazione Nazionale Magistrati
- Diocesi di Andria
- Centro di Aggregazione 'Insieme per Camaggio'
- Casa Circondariale di Trani
- Associazione 'Amici di San Vittore ONLUS'
- Società Cooperativa Sociale 'A MANO LIBERA'
- Parallelo42 contemporary art
Locations
- Castel del Monte
- Bari
- Caltagirone
- Foggia
- Andria
- Trani
- Italia