FILE PHOTO: An inmate leans against a corridor barred door inside San Vittore prison in Milan, Italy, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's government has pledged to expand prison capacity by up 15,000 places and facilitate the transfer of inmates with addiction problems to treatment centres to tackle a long-standing overcrowding crisis.
The plight of prisoners has attracted more attention in Italy following a record number of suicides last year and complaints about soaring summer temperatures in detention facilities that are not air-conditioned.
