Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet is
set to examine a decree with measures aimed at easing prison
overcrowding on Wednesday amid concern about the high number of
suicides among inmates and warders, sources said.
Prison Police Union SPP said Monday 51 prisoners took their own
lives in the first six months of 2024 and five guards had also
committed suicide.
The decree includes the establishment of a list of low-security
centres that will be able to accommodate some type of prisoners,
such as those with short sentences, drug addicts and those
convicted of certain non-violent crimes, the sources said.
It will also feature the simplification and streamlining of the
procedures for the granting of early release, and new rules for
the recruitment and training of warders and jail managers.
There are also plans to increase the number of phone calls
granted to prisoners.
At the moment there are around 61,000 inmates in Italy's jails,
while the official capacity is around 51,000, with an
overcrowding rate 119%.
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