Thousands of Libyans are risking their lives to escape to a small Italian island, where conditions are appalling. Barbie Latza Nadeau on the camp and why Italy’s cozy relationship with Gaddafi is to blame.
Policemen check the belongings of Tunisian would-be immigrants after they disembarked from the "Spica", an Italian Navy boat who rescued them at sea on March 15, 2011 in Lampedusa. (Photo by Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty Images),CHRISTOPHE SIMON
