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Up to 10,000 prisoners could be released to ease overcrowding in Italy

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Italy May Release Up 10000 People Prison Ease Overcrowding 2025 07 16

Some 10,105 prisoners qualify for alternative measures including house arrest or probation, provided their convictions are final with no ongoing appeals, have less than two years remaining on sentences, and maintained good disciplinary records.</span

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The Local Italy

Some 10,105 prisoners qualify for alternative measures including house arrest or probation, provided their convictions are final with no ongoing appeals, have less than two years remaining on sentences, and maintained good disciplinary records.

Individuals convicted of serious crimes including terrorism, organized crime, rape, migrant trafficking and kidnapping will be excluded from the early release program under the ministry's guidelines.</span

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ARY NEWS

Individuals convicted of serious crimes including terrorism, organized crime, rape, migrant trafficking and kidnapping will be excluded from the early release program under the ministry's guidelines.

Italian prisons operate at approximately 122% capacity according to World Prison Brief data, ranking among Europe's worst overcrowding rates with only Cyprus, France and Turkey reporting higher occupancy levels.</span

Telegrafi

Italian prisons operate at approximately 122% capacity according to World Prison Brief data, ranking among Europe's worst overcrowding rates with only Cyprus, France and Turkey reporting higher occupancy levels.

The overcrowding crisis has drawn public attention following increased prisoner suicides and complaints about extreme summer temperatures in detention facilities lacking adequate air conditioning systems throughout the country.</span

The Straits Times

The overcrowding crisis has drawn public attention following increased prisoner suicides and complaints about extreme summer temperatures in detention facilities lacking adequate air conditioning systems throughout the country.

The Justice Ministry established a task force to coordinate with prison officials and parole judges for case-by-case evaluations, emphasizing the politically sensitive nature of early releases will not happen overnight with weekly meetings scheduled through September.</span

The Justice Ministry established a task force to coordinate with prison officials and parole judges for case-by-case evaluations, emphasizing the politically sensitive nature of early releases will not happen overnight with weekly meetings scheduled through September.

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Early prisoner releases represent a dangerous policy that prioritizes criminal comfort over victim safety and public security. Releasing 10,000 inmates sends the wrong message about accountability and could undermine deterrent effects of incarceration. The politically sensitive nature reveals officials know this policy lacks broad public support.

Early prisoner releases represent a dangerous policy that prioritizes criminal comfort over victim safety and public security. Releasing 10,000 inmates sends the wrong message about accountability and could undermine deterrent effects of incarceration. The politically sensitive nature reveals officials know this policy lacks broad public support.

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