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 Several inmates die in prison protests over Italy's coronavirus lockdown Prisoners took to the roof of a Milan jail on Monday as part of a string of violent protests against coronavirus containment measures, in which six convicts have died. https://www.thelocal.it/20200309/italy-prisoners-protest-over-italy-coronavirus-lockdown Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:13:00 +0100 italy-prisoners-protest-over-italy-coronavirus-lockdown Rome's green-fingered inmates clean up the city's parks and gardens It's 7:30 am at Rome's Rebibbia prison as inmates pile into a minibus headed for a day of freedom -- and a taste of life after incarceration. https://www.thelocal.it/20180711/romes-green-fingered-inmates-clean-up-the-citys-parks-and-gardens Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:36:59 +0200 romes-green-fingered-inmates-clean-up-the-citys-parks-and-gardens Italy beats Russia in human rights appeals Italy has eclipsed Russia as the country with the most appeals to the European Court of Human Rights due to a surge in applications over conditions in Italian prisons, a spokesperson at the court told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/italy-beats-russia-in-appeals-over-human-rights Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:05:00 +0200 italy-beats-russia-in-appeals-over-human-rights 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 'Conditions in Italian prisons are still bad' On the eve of a deadline set by the European Court of Human Rights for Italy to ease overcrowding in prisons, the country’s jails still exceed the legal capacity by at least 15,000 inmates, according to figures from Antigone, the Italian prison watchdog. https://www.thelocal.it/20140527/conditions-in-italian-prisons-are-still-bad-watchdog Tue, 27 May 2014 16:19:00 +0200 conditions-in-italian-prisons-are-still-bad-watchdog '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 Italian jails overhauled with new law Italy's upper house of parliament approved a law on Thursday to reduce the number of criminals sent to jail in a bid to tackle chronic overcrowding in prisons. https://www.thelocal.it/20130808/italian-jails-overhauled-with-new-law Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:42:00 +0200 italian-jails-overhauled-with-new-law 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