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Italy
Capital city —
Rome
Country population
59,066,225
i
2021
/
The World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
93
The NPM report st…
i
2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Democracy
Human Development Index
0.895
(30/191)
i
2021
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.47
i
2020
/
UNODC
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
56,127
This number does…
i
31/05/2023
/ ministry of Justice,
Detenuti presenti
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
19
i
2020
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I – 2021 Report
, p. 124.
Prison density
109 %
i
30/01/2023
/ ministry of Justice,
Detenuti italiani e stranieri presenti e capienze per istituto
(in italian).
Total number of prison facilities
206
i
31/01/2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2014
Female prisoners
4.3 %
i
31/01/2023
/ ministry of Justice,
Detenuti presenti
(in Italian).
Incarcerated minors
0.3 %
i
15/01/2023
/ Ministry of Justice
Minorenni e giovani adulti in carico ai Servizi minorili
(in Italian).
Percentage of untried prisoners
27.5 %
This number does…
i
31/01/2023
/ ministry of Justice,
Detenuti presenti
(in Italian).
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1994
The death penalty…
+
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Acronyms
ASL
- Local Health Authority (
Aziende sanitarie locale
)
ATSM
- Dedicated Area for those with Mental Health Problems (
Articolazione per la tutella della salute mentale
)
CC
- Pre-Trial prison (
Casa circondariale
)
CR
- Detention Center (
Casa di reclusione
)
ECHR
- European Court of Human Rights
CPA
- First-Reception Centre (
Centro di prima accoglienza
)
CPT
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
ICAM
-Low Security Custody Institution for mothers in prison (
Istuti a custodia attenuata per detenute madri
)
IPM
- Prison Facilities for Minors (
Istuti penali per i minorenni
)
NPM
- National Preventive Mechanism
NIC
- Central Investigation Unit (
Nucleo invegastivo centrale
)
WHO
- World Health Organization
OPG
- Carceral Psychiatric Facility (
Ospedale psichiatrico giudiziario
)
REMS
- Residences for the Execution of Security Measures (
Residenza per l’esecuzione delle misure si sicurezza
)
SPACE
- Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (
Statistiques pénales annuelles du Conseil de l’Europe
)
SPT
– Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture
SSN
- National Health Service (
Servizio sanitario nazionale
)
UCOII
- Union of Islamic Community and Organisations in Italy (
Unione delle comunità e organizzazioni islamiche in Italia
)
PNUD
- United Nations Development Programme
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