In Italy, data on the approximately 190 detention centers is published monthly. The number of inmates often surpasses regular capacity, resulting in overcrowding. HOWEVER, the reality is far worse: regular capacity isn’t actual capacity. This crucial data is buried. A 🧵
Sono 79 i suicidi avvenuti quest'anno nelle carceri italiane. L'ultimo, qualche giorno fa a Venezia. Il terzo del 2024 in quel carcere, dove il tasso di affollamento è del 168%.
In five detention centers, there are as many as or more than two inmates for every available spot. In 58 (!) the overcrowding index is above 150%. I’m not an expert, but this appears to be a clear violation of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture.
In Italy, data on the approximately 190 detention centers is published monthly. The number of inmates often surpasses regular capacity, resulting in overcrowding. HOWEVER, the reality is far worse: regular capacity isn’t actual capacity. This crucial data is buried. A 🧵
In just one month of scraping, the data reveals that the actual overcrowding index has already risen by 1 point, from 132.2% to 133.2%. And that’s just the average.
https://t.co/tDyEyl9PFm
BREAKING: The houses of @EtoBuziashvili and @SGelava, researchers at the Atlantic Council’s @DFRLab, are being searched. The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance has entered Eto’s apartment, and devices at Sopo’s home are being seized. The “investigation” is underway under three articles, just two days before Georgia’s parliamentary elections.
L'istituto penitenziario in condizioni più critiche in Italia è probabilmente Regina Coeli, a Roma. Sovraffollato (175% di affollamento) e sotto organico (27.7% di personale mancante).
https://t.co/pWwVaGtCne
#sovraffollamentocarcerario#carceri#ddj