Suicides in prisons are a problem that is “essential” to be addressed “immediately and urgently”. He never tires of repeating it, Sergio Mattarella. Twenty-six people have taken their own lives since the beginning of the year, establishing a sad record for the number and frequency of extreme gestures among prisoners, but not only that, because among the twenty-six there are three prison police officers.
A suicide in a cell every two days: “2024 is the black year of prisons”
by Giuliano Foschini
And it is by meeting the representatives of the penitentiary police at the Quirinale that the head of state renews his alarm and the request to act as soon as possible. “A priority element”, underlines the President of the Republic, is “the need for health care in prisons, which is a widespread, indispensable need”. The words convey the meaning of the emergency: “It is essential that this aspect be addressed promptly. The number of suicides in prisons shows that urgent interventions are needed. It is important and essential to address the problem immediately and urgently. All this must be done out of respect for the values of our Constitution, out of respect for those who are detained in prisons and for those who work there”.
Italian prisons are a disgrace, but for Delmastro the government’s action is “impressive”. Warn Ilaria Salis
by Serenella Mattera
Mattarella’s speech calls into question everyone’s responsibilities: “All institutions and social bodies should feel they are not strangers to the penitentiary world but should feel called to collaborate. Your commitment – he says to the representatives of the penitentiary police – is in this area, between safety and education, you carry it out with great professionalism and great sacrifices. Professionalism involves a need to control everything, including oneself of course, and requires respect for the boundaries of professionalism, of professional behavior. This is important, since your authority is necessary for the institutes and is enhanced by the authentic professionalism of moving within these boundaries of professionalism. And this naturally, in the great difficulties of the environments in which you operate, this requires an additional level of responsibility and I thank you for this”.
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– 2024-04-11 06:58:12
