The Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, asked the Department of Penitentiary Administration for an urgent report on what happened in the Ariano Irpino prison, in the province of Avellino, where a penitentiary officer was arrested in possession, among other things, of almost 4,4 kilos of narcotic substances of various types. While the criminal investigation is carrying out its [...]
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Signed an Interinstitutional Agreement between the Ministry of Justice and CNEL to promote, with concrete activities, work and training as vehicles of social reintegration for people deprived of their liberty. The agreement, signed by the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, and by the President of the CNEL, Renato Brunetta, promotes "a collaboration aimed at spreading the conditions for [...]
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“Two suicides in a single day: a dramatic emergency, a painful defeat for each of us and the confirmation of the need to take a close look at the prison world. In these hours, in expressing my condolences to the families of those who have made such extreme choices, I confirm my decision to visit as soon as possible more [...]
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The State Police of Potenza has carried out an ordinance for the application of the precautionary custody in prison against twenty-nine people, all seriously suspected of having taken an active part in the serious revolt that took place on March 9, 2020 at the Melfi prison, in the wider context of the protests against the restrictive measures [...]
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Petralia: "now priority to my family". Cartabia: "intense collaboration" The Head of the Department of the Penitentiary Administration Bernardo Petralia presented a request for retirement to the CSM, bringing forward the conclusion of his career in the judiciary by one year. “The time has come to devote priority and time to family needs,” explains Petralia. "Today I anticipated the decision to [...]
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“As head of the Penitentiary Administration, I can only be saddened by the fact that a woman had to give birth in prison. Fortunately, this is a story that ended without any critical issues and now both the mother and the baby are fine ”. This was stated yesterday, in a note, by the Head of the Administration Department [...]
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Upon delegation from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Palermo, the Penitentiary Police of the Sicily Regional Investigation Unit, with the coordination of the Central Investigation Unit of Rome, at the end of a complex investigation activity, carried out an order issued by the Judge for investigations preliminaries of the Court of Palermo. With it, the [...]
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"If you break the rules of society you go to prison, if you break the rules of prisons you come to Alcatraz", this is the emblematic phrase with which the director of the most famous penitentiary in America greeted the dangerous outlaws who were sent to serve. their prison sentence in the "fortress" of Alcatraz, an island located in [...]
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