41-bis: lights and shadows of the “hard” prison in Italy - Tra i Leoni

Reading time: 5 minutes By Noemi Gallo Article 41-bis is a special prison regime, known as “hard” prison, aimed at prisoners convicted of particularly serious crimes, mainly mafia-related. Over the years, this regime has been the subject of numerous legal assessments, both by the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, which have, in general, confirmed its legitimacy, while intervening on individual aspects. What is 41-bis? …