Foreigners in the probation system in Italy: Substantial discrimination and challenges
| Published date | 30 April 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/20662203241245946 |
| Author | Luisa Ravagnani,Carlo Alberto Romano |
| Date | 30 April 2024 |
| Subject Matter | Original Articles |
Original Article
European Journal of Probation
2024, Vol. 16(1) 53–67
© The Author(s) 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/20662203241245946
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Foreigners in the probation
system in Italy: Substantial
discrimination and challenges
Luisa Ravagnaniand Carlo Alberto Romano
University of Brescia, Italy
Abstract
Foreigners in prison and probation are formally protected by the same rights that are
applicable to Italian citizens but official statistics actually offer a different panorama. In fact,
no social bonding, scarce or no financial resources, the lack of a permanent domicile and
of any regular work activity, heavily affect the access of foreigners to probati on regimes.
The most evident and direct consequence is that more foreigners are kept inside prison
walls than in the probation regime, while an indirect and still understudied asp ect is the
high percentage of suicides among foreigners in prison. The authors, after presenting the
main difficulties experienced by foreigners in accessing the Italian probation system,
consider the possible link with the suicide rate, and underline the need for further specific
research into this worrying topic.
Keywords
foreigners, human rights, prison, probation, suicide
Introduction
The Italian penitentiary system has been plagued for more than 20 years by chronic
overcrowding, that is, of course, the primary cause of most of the problems: the lack of
financial and human resources, old facilities, mental disorders, and alcohol and drug
addiction are just some of the difficulties faced by prisoners and prison staff in their
everyday lives.
Corresponding author:
Luisa Ravagnani, Department of Law, University of Brescia, Via San Faustino 41, Brescia 25121, Italy.
Email: luisa.ravagnani@unibs.it
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