The Local Italy 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 Venice had its own 'Airbnb problem' during the Renaissance – here's how it coped Airbnb has been criticized for contributing to housing problems in cities across Europe, and nowhere more so than overcrowded Venice. But history shows there could be a way forward, writes Renaissance expert Rosa Salzberg. https://www.thelocal.it/20190322/venice-had-its-own-airbnb-problem-during-the-renaissance-heres-how-it-coped Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:20:57 +0100 venice-had-its-own-airbnb-problem-during-the-renaissance-heres-how-it-coped Italy praised for improving jail conditions 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 'Less jail time the more books you read' Calabria’s Regional Committee has approved a bill that will reward prisoners for reading books by reducing their jail time. Under the proposal, prisoners will see their sentences cut by three days for each book they read. https://www.thelocal.it/20140506/less-jail-time-the-more-books-you-read Tue, 06 May 2014 14:24:00 +0200 less-jail-time-the-more-books-you-read Italy's crowded prisons among worst in Europe Italy has the second-highest level of prison overcrowding in Europe, a report published on Tuesday from the Council of Europe has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20140429/italy-among-worst-in-europe-for-prison-overcrowding Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:07:00 +0200 italy-among-worst-in-europe-for-prison-overcrowding Italy moves to ease prison overcrowding Italy's Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri estimates there will be 6,000 less people in Italian prisons now that a bill to ease overcrowding has been passed by the Italian government, La Stampa reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130627/italy-moves-to-ease-prison-overcrowding Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:16:01 +0200 italy-moves-to-ease-prison-overcrowding Italy to release 4,000 prisoners: minister Italy’s Justice Minister has said that four thousand prisoners will be released to tackle the problem of overcrowding in Italy’s jails. https://www.thelocal.it/20130612/italy-to-release-4000-prisoners-minister Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:08:00 +0200 italy-to-release-4000-prisoners-minister