Isabella De Silvestro

Isabella De Silvestro is a journalist and author who covers prison, inequality and human rights, writing for newspapers and magazines.

At the Italian Movement for Prisoners' Rights (Movimento Italiano Diritti Detenuti) she is Head of Journalistic Content: she oversees editorial content (podcasts, video podcasts, reportage) and communication, and works to carry the reality of prison beyond its walls with the tools of journalism and storytelling.

She graduated in Historical Sciences from the University of Milan with a thesis on the prisoners' movement led by Lotta Continua (1969-1975). She was a university tutor to a student in Milano-Opera prison. She created, wrote and narrated Gattabuia, a two-season podcast produced by Domani and Emons Record, and in 2023 won the Marco Toresini Prize for investigative journalism.