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A person sentenced to multiple life sentences in Italy may be required by the Minister of Justice to serve a period of between 6 months to years in the "41-bis regime" of solitary confinement, subject to extension and review. [1] [2] Italian prisoners subject to special surveillance ("41-bis regime") may be in de facto solitary confinement. [1]
The availability of paid work in Europe is increasingly low. For instance, approximately only 5,300 labour roles are offered to 12,500 prisoners in Greece, while in Italy there is only one inmate out of five who is entitled to paid work. [21] In France, approximately 17,800 inmates perform paid labour while incarcerated. [21]
The Polizia Penitenziaria (in English, "Prison Police"), formally the Corpo di Polizia Penitenziaria, is a law enforcement agency in Italy which is subordinate to the Italian Ministry of Justice and operates the Italian prison system as corrections officers.
Article 41-bis was introduced in 1975 (Prison Administration Act, Law no. 354 of 26 July 1975) [5] as an emergency measure to deal with prison unrest and revolts during the Years of Lead (Italian: Anni di piombo), characterized by widespread social conflicts and terrorism acts carried out by extra-parliamentary movements.
Polizia di Stato on duty in Piazza di Spagna, Rome, in 2007. The Polizia di Stato (State Police) is the civil national police of Italy. Along with patrolling, investigative and law enforcement duties, it patrols the Autostrade (Italy's Express Highway network), and oversees the security of railways, bridges, and waterways.
The New Zealand Department of Corrections is required by law to provide three meals per day, one of which must be hot, and meals cannot be more than 14 hours apart. As of February 2020, the average meal cost is $6.03 per prisoner per day. [32] An example daily prison menu includes the following: [33]
Italy has launched a string of similar programs—include €1 homes—to lure more people to towns that are off the beaten path. ... the Sardinian government said it would pay €15,000 per ...
[11] [12] The United States has the highest population of prisoners serving life sentences for both adults and minors, at a rate of 50 people per 100,000 (1 out of 2,000) residents imprisoned for life. [13]