US EditionUp to 10,000 Prisoners Could Be Released to Ease Overcrowding in Italy
- Italy may release up to 10,000 prisoners to alleviate overcrowding, according to the Justice Ministry.
- About 10,105 inmates are eligible for alternatives like house arrest or probation, as stated by the ministry.
- Prisoners convicted of serious crimes will be excluded from this option, as noted in the announcement.
- Italy's prisons face severe overcrowding, with an occupancy rate of around 122 percent, according to the World Prison Brief database.
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The Italian Ministry of Justice has announced the possibility of releasing 10,000 people, or 15 percent of the prisoners in Italy's prisons, early to ease the problem of overcrowding. They noted that 10,105 prisoners potentially qualify for alternative sanctions, such as house arrest or probation. Alternative sentences will be considered for people with final decisions that are not subject to appeal, who have less than two years left on their se…
Overcrowding in prisons is an entrenched problem of the Italian prison system, which the last governments have failed to solve completely.The trans-Alpine country has one of the worst data in Europe, with a prison occupancy level of 122 per cent, indicating that prisons have more prisoners than they can safely and dignifiedly house.
The Independent
Up to 10,000 prisoners could be released to ease overcrowding in Italy
About 15 per cent of the total population of inmates are ‘potentially eligible’
Overcrowding of Italian prisons, where the employment rate reached 122%, forces the authorities to take measures without prior measures. About 10,000 detainees could be released under condition, the Ministry of Justice announced.
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