There are 561 places . The number of prisoners on the other hand reaches 608: over one in six is foreign (111), 29 are women. The numbers that come from the Ministry of Justice regarding the Cagliari-Uta prison certify a worrying overcrowding.
«A phenomenon that creates serious inconveniences in cells designed for two people but which often host four» . This was announced by Maria Grazia Caligaris of the "Socialism Rights Reforms" association. «The situation in the women's section is particularly delicate», he notes, «where - according to what the relatives report with concern - the inmates have been placed in cells on a single floor, forcing them into forced cohabitations which often give rise to issues of character incompatibility. A measure probably taken to at least partially fill the staff shortage." Problems are compounded by problems: the director of the penitentiary, who has just been installed, " is also taking charge of Sassari and Nuoro, still without management, therefore having to provide answers to 1,265 inmates".
In addition to the difficult conditions at the “Ettore Scalas”, «also burdened by a very high percentage of drug addicts and mentally ill people», we add that of Sassari-Bancali with 465 inmates (15 women and 117 foreigners) (102%) and of the Casa of Tempio-Nuchis Prison (178 presences for 170 places) (104%).
The data from the Ministry of Justice which capture the prison reality as of 30 November, continues Caligaris, « also show an increase in foreign prisoners who went from 494 to 503 in a month, while the presence of prisoners in penal colonies remained almost unchanged (598 places available – 329 prisoners). Overall, there are 2,149 inmates behind bars (44 women - 503 foreigners)."
The association asks that the gaps in the management of Sassari and Nuoro, both with prisoners under 41 bis, be filled and the staff guaranteed. However, we also need a review of the prison health service which does not fully guarantee the right to treatment of those who have lost their freedom."
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)
