Alberto Balboni

Italian prison system: overcrowding, violence, and reform

24 clusters · 134 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Italy prison suicide crisis highlights systemic failures

Italy’s penal system faces an escalating crisis of overcrowding, violence, and deteriorating conditions. A September 2026 report indicated a real overcrowding rate of 142.8%, with 66,063 people detained despite an effect

Italian administrative liability and public fund oversight

2 clusters · 17 sources · last updated 19 days ago

Latest: Salerno tourism sector evasion exceeds 10 million euros

The Corte dei conti in Italy has issued several rulings and summonses regarding administrative liability and the mismanagement of public funds in different regions. In Sardinia, the court issued contrasting rulings for

Italy prison crisis deepens amid overcrowding and violence

30 clusters · 186 sources · last updated 25 days ago

Latest: Lecce prison: Clan clashes and staffing shortages spark security crisis

The Italian penitentiary system continues to face an intensifying crisis characterized by severe overcrowding, mental health instability, and chronic staffing shortages. Recent inspections of the Piacenza prison highligh

Signal jamming trials at Secondigliano prison

2 clusters · 13 sources · last updated 29 days ago

Latest: Secondigliano prison signal jammers linked to local network disruptions

Authorities in Italy have begun testing a communication inhibition system at the Secondigliano prison in Naples. The pilot program, ordered by the Ministry of Justice, utilizes signal jammers to prevent inmates—specifica