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Italy prison crisis deepens amid overcrowding and violence
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Latest: Sardinia President challenges prisoner transfers and defends healthcare
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
Italian prison contraband seizures
4 clusters · 14 sources · last updated
Latest: Italian prison authorities seize illegal smartphones in multiple facilities
In late July 2026, Italian prison police (Polizia Penitenziaria) conducted targeted inspections at San Severo and Turin prisons, confiscating roughly ten mobile phones and highlighting prisons as hubs for drug and phone