https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Men caught asking for sex in exchange for money in Florence risk up to three months in jail or a fine of up to €206. https://www.thelocal.it/20170915/prostitutes-customers-in-florence-face-jail-and-fines Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:52:45 +0200 prostitutes-customers-in-florence-face-jail-and-fines An Italian court on Wednesday denied jailed mafia boss Salvatore "Toto" Riina's request that he be released from prison because he is seriously ill. https://www.thelocal.it/20170720/mafia-boss-toto-riina-refused-jail-release-for-cancer-treatment Thu, 20 Jul 2017 10:37:39 +0200 mafia-boss-toto-riina-refused-jail-release-for-cancer-treatment Three prisoners, including one convicted of murder, took advantage of the chaos caused by Wednesday night's earthquake to break out of jail, according to local media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20161027/convicted-murderers-three-prisoners-escape-rome-earthquake-chaos-prison Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:39:07 +0200 convicted-murderers-three-prisoners-escape-rome-earthquake-chaos-prison Rome authorities are considering enlisting the help of the city's prison inmates to fix the ongoing rubbish crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160819/prisoners-to-clean-up-rome-and-help-solve-the-garbage-crisis Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:24:44 +0200 prisoners-to-clean-up-rome-and-help-solve-the-garbage-crisis An ancient Roman prison, where Saints Peter and Paul are said to have been incarcerated, has been re-opened to the public in Rome following a lengthy restoration. https://www.thelocal.it/20160714/ancient-prison-which-housed-st-peter-re-opens-in-rome Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:13:28 +0200 ancient-prison-which-housed-st-peter-re-opens-in-rome The Italian government has approved a law punishing incitement to racial hatred, including denying the Holocaust and crimes against humanity, with prison sentences of between two and six years. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/denying-the-holocaust-is-finally-a-crime-in-italy Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:40:52 +0200 denying-the-holocaust-is-finally-a-crime-in-italy The arrest of innocent people has cost the Italian state €11 million in the first three months of 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20160425/7000-italians-are-unjustly-imprisoned-each-year Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:29:35 +0200 7000-italians-are-unjustly-imprisoned-each-year The former boss of Italian aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, was sentenced on Thursday by the Milan appeals court to 4.5 years in jail for false accounting and corruption, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20160408/finmeccanicas-ex-boss-sentenced-to-jail-for-corruption Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:25:54 +0200 finmeccanicas-ex-boss-sentenced-to-jail-for-corruption Italy launched a manhunt after two inmates, including a convicted murderer, escaped from Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20160215/murderer-escapes-italian-prison-using-knotted-bed-sheets Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:35:08 +0100 murderer-escapes-italian-prison-using-knotted-bed-sheets A massive manhunt is underway after a 42-year-old man, who was serving a life sentence for murder at a prison in Lecce, escaped during a hospital visit on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/italy-manhunt-after-murderer-flees-jail Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:21:19 +0100 italy-manhunt-after-murderer-flees-jail Inmates at Italy's largest women's prison gathered in the jail yard on Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance - in honour of Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.it/20151030/flashmob-in-italian-jail-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:33:16 +0100 flashmob-in-italian-jail-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis Two former chief executives of Italy’s flagship airline, Alitalia, were sentenced to jail on Monday after being convicted of wrongdoing linked to the carrier’s bankruptcy in 2008. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/ex-alitalia-chiefs-handed-jail-terms Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:53:13 +0200 ex-alitalia-chiefs-handed-jail-terms A prisoner in north-east Italy has been awarded nearly €5,000 in compensation for living in an overcrowded jail cell, the first ruling of its kind in Italy since criticism of the prison system by the European Court of Human Rights. https://www.thelocal.it/20140925/padua-inmate-gets-5k-payout-over-inhumane-cell Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:35:00 +0200 padua-inmate-gets-5k-payout-over-inhumane-cell A man in Rome has begged police to put him in jail to escape his wife, after nearly three months of constantly fighting with her while he was under house arrest. https://www.thelocal.it/20140827/rome-man-begs-for-jail-to-escape-wife Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:09:00 +0200 rome-man-begs-for-jail-to-escape-wife An Italian diplomat detained in the Philippines on child abuse charges insisted he was innocent and applied for bail on Wednesday, as he appeared before a court in deteriorating health. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/italian-diplomat-seriously-ill-in-philippines-jail Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:26:48 +0200 italian-diplomat-seriously-ill-in-philippines-jail The Council of Europe on Thursday praised the "significant results" of Italy's prison reform, following a damning report by the European Court of Human Rights 18 months ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20140606/council-of-europe-praises-italy-prison-reform Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:56:00 +0200 council-of-europe-praises-italy-prison-reform Two prisoners have committed suicide in Italy since the start of the year, prompting calls to speed up prison reform and ease overcrowding. https://www.thelocal.it/20140107/prison-suicides-spur-urgent-calls-for-reform Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:31:00 +0100 prison-suicides-spur-urgent-calls-for-reform A Milan prosecutor has requested a one-month prison sentence and €100 fine for Daniela Santanchè, a right-wing politician and ex-leader of the Movement for Italy party, now a faction of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, for organizing an anti-burqa protest in 2009 without permission. https://www.thelocal.it/20131119/italian-politician-jailed-for-anti-burqa-protest Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:28:00 +0100 italian-politician-jailed-for-anti-burqa-protest A father has been jailed for one month for slapping his six-year old son after the youngster refused to read. https://www.thelocal.it/20131022/dad-jailed-for-slapping-son-who-refused-to-read Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:46:00 +0200 dad-jailed-for-slapping-son-who-refused-to-read While most criminals are determined to stay out of prison, thieves thought one jail in northern Italy was the perfect place to break in - and out of. https://www.thelocal.it/20130919/robbers-steal-thousands-in-jail-break-in Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:38:00 +0200 robbers-steal-thousands-in-jail-break-in