Italian prison and similar settings data
Abstract.The paper proposes an analysis of statistical data on the prison population in recent decades and on the additional circles of individuals subjected to measures limiting personal freedom.
SUMMARY: 1. Introduction. – 2. The historical statistical series on prisoners. – 2.1. The detainees present and their legal position (1991-2019). – 2.2. The regulatory capacity of prisons and the crowding rate (2010-2018). – 2.3. Entry into prison from freedom (1991-2018). – 2.4. Women (1991-2019). – 2.5. Foreigners (1991-2019). – 2.6. The length of the sentence imposed (2005-2018). – 2.7. The length of the residual sentence (2005-2018). – 2.8. Age classes (2005-2018). – 2.9. Prison inmates, pregnant inmates, children under the age of three, nursery schools and residential institutions (1993-2019). – 2.10. The types of crime (2008-2018). – 2.11. The “workers” (1991-2019). – 2.12. Enrollment in school (2017-2018) and universities (2012-2018). – 2.13. Professional training (1992-2018). – 3. Other significant data on prisoners. – 3.1. Living, health and hygiene conditions (2018). – 3.2. Penitentiary circuits and regimes: high security and regime ex art. 41-bis of the penitentiary system (2018). – 3.3. Disciplinary sanctions (2013-2018) – 3.4. Suicides and other critical events (1992-2018). – 3.5. Violence against prisoners (2018). – 4. The “outsiders”. – 4.1. Individuals subjected to alternative measures to imprisonment, replacement sanctions, non-custodial security measures, community sanctions and community measures (updated to 15 November 2019). – 4.2. Prisoners under house arrest (first half of 2016). – 4.3. Subjects subjected to personal prevention measures (2018). – 5. The latest statistics sheet: November 2019. – 6. The summary. – 6.1. Greater centrality of prison restrictions. – 6.2. Generalized worsening of prison quality of life indicators. – 6.3. The missing data. – 6.4. The worlds close to prison. – 7. Some conclusive considerations.
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