A young woman, eight months pregnant and a drug addict, could give birth to her child behind bars in Uta prison .
A scene that should not belong to a civilized country and which, instead, risks becoming reality.
Irene Testa, Sardinia's guarantor for persons deprived of their personal liberty, raised the alarm, calling it an "absolute urgency" and an "unworthy and unacceptable" situation.
The girl, in her early twenties, is in a highly vulnerable situation: her pregnancy is at risk and, according to the guarantor, the risk of premature birth is real.
A few days ago she was taken to the hospital, but then it seems she signed her discharge and was taken back to prison.
"The prison facilities are absolutely unsuitable for an event of this kind," Testa denounces, calling for immediate intervention by the institutions and the possibility of placing the woman in a suitable community.
The problem, however, is also structural. "The only regional ICAM (Institute for Detained Mothers) in Sardinia has never been operational, leaving women in similar situations without concrete alternatives. I appeal," Testa continued, "for the urgent identification of a community or facility that can accommodate this girl and her unborn child."
The case refocuses attention on the conditions of women in prison, particularly those who are pregnant or have young children. Throughout Italy, dedicated facilities are few and often inadequate, meaning the right to maternity risks being sacrificed behind bars.