The announcement was made by the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio: «In order to prevent and combat the dramatic phenomenon of suicides within the prison population, I have signed a decree which provides for the assignment of 5 million euro to the prison administration for the strengthening of treatment and psychological services in the institutions, through the involvement of specialized experts and professionals external to the administration".
The annual budget allocation intended for the prevention of suicides in prisons and the reduction of the discomfort of prisoners is more than doubled, «confirming - underlines Nordio - the government's commitment to promptly adopting the measures necessary to improve prison conditions in penitentiary institutions also in view of a more structured and long-lasting intervention to be proposed as a priority in the next budget law".
Since the beginning of the year there have been 29 cases, and among these one of the latest is the one that occurred in Uta .
(Unioneonline/ss)