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Italy home detention law for drug‑dependent inmates
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On 29 July 2026 Italy’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate Parliament approved a reform allowing drug‑ and alcohol‑dependent prisoners to serve serving sentences of up to eight years (four years for serious offences crimes such as terrorism, mafia‑related crimes, offenses, human‑trafficking and severe sexual violence) to serve their terms under house arrest or in accredited therapeutic residential communities or under house arrest, facilities, provided they enrol in join a rehabilitation programmes. programme. The bill passed with 153 votes Chamber of Deputies voted 153‑42‑82 in favour, 42 against echoing the earlier Senate approval and 82 abstentions. confirming broad parliamentary support. The measure targets roughly 10 000 drug‑dependent inmates and about 3 700 alcohol‑dependent prisoners, inmates, potentially moving over more than 13 000 offenders prisoners out of prisons facilities operating at about 140 % capacity (65 000 inmates in facilities built for 52 000). capacity. Initial funding will cover 500 places, financing rehabilitation places in 2026, with scope for fewer than 600 addicts. later expansion. Justice Minister Carlo Nordio called the reform “epochal,” change “epochal”, while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed it as a “victory on multiple fronts.” fronts”. Opposition parties, including the Five Star Movement and Futuro Nazionale, criticised parties warned that the law as may be too lenient and warned of possible misapplication. The Chamber’s vote mirrored the earlier joint approval, reaffirming the same political support and criticism. The reform is paired with plans to build new prison blocks for 10 000 detainees and a high‑security wing in Cagliari, aiming to blend therapeutic measures with modernised infrastructure while safeguarding public safety. raised concerns about implementation.
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