Inmate commits suicide, 2 prison officers investigated

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 9 - Two prison officers have been placed under investigation over the suicide of a 21-year-old Tunisian inmate at Genoa's Marassi Prison on December 4, sources said Monday.
    The young man, Amir Dhouiou, accused of theft and resisting arrest, hanged himself in the bathroom of his cell.
    Dhouiou had already tried to kill himself and had been placed in a surveillance ward.
    Investigators said they would be looking into whether measures taken to prevent another suicide attempt had been adequate and sufficient.
    Inmate suicides are up in Italy amid worsening conditions and endemic overcrowding. (ANSA).