93-year-old inmate in Poggioreale granted house arrest after months, union: “Over 1,200 in prison at 70”
In Poggioreale, a 93-year-old inmate was transferred to house arrest in a suitable facility after several months: this confirms that in Italian prisons there is a population of elderly prisoners who for the most part should follow the same fate. According to Aldo Di Giacomo, general secretary of the prison police union, as of June 30, according to the most recent data from the Ministry of Justice, there were 1,244 inmates aged 70 and over, including 115 in Campania prisons. Although the age classification by the ministry does not provide a differentiated data on inmates aged 80 and over, there are still dozens of these cases. Unfortunately, the suicide of an 83-year-old from Maschito that occurred in July in the prison of Potenza where he was detained despite showing clear signs of mental instability has already been removed and should instead at least trigger a more careful search and analysis of inmates aged 80 and over and related cases of house arrest.
Detenuto di 93 anni a Poggioreale dopo alcuni mesi va ai domiciliari, il sindacato: «In carcere con 70 anni sono oltre 1.200»
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