News from ItalyAug 16, 2024
Like the #UK, #Italy has overcrowded prisons, an issue that has led to #unrest: Six guards injured in #Turin prison unrest - TopNews - Ansa.it #overcrowdedprisons
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2024/08/16/six-guards-injured-in-turin-prison-unrest_26b820d9-5777-441a-af44-a7d86d23c249.html
Six guards injured in Turin prison unrest - TopNews - Ansa.it

Six police guards were injured while attempting to calm down riots in several pavilions of Turin's prison, which continued overnight, well-informed sources said on Friday. (ANSA)

Agenzia ANSA
Political Cartoon GalleryMay 21, 2024
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AutisticMumTo3Nov 5, 2023

Jail sentences to end for thousands of abusive men under plans to tackle prison overcrowding | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-short-sentences-violence-women-girls-b2432728.html

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Jail sentences to end for thousands of abusive men under plans to tackle prison overcrowding

Exclusive: Government plans to stop judges sending criminals convicted of harassment, stalking and revenge porn to prison – but campaigners warn they could slip through the net

The Independent
Bob JamiesonOct 12, 2023

Women’s groups criticise move to delay sentencing in England and Wales
Government accused of letting down victims as full prisons mean convicted criminals will spend longer on bail
“It is abundantly clear that our criminal justice system is catastrophically broken,”said Deniz Uğur, the deputy director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition.“This is yet further evidence of how the system isn’t serving survivors of rape”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/12/womens-groups-criticise-move-to-delay-sentencing-in-england-and-wales

#JusticeMatters #ToryFail #OvercrowdedPrisons

Women’s groups criticise move to delay sentencing in England and Wales

Government accused of letting down victims as full prisons mean convicted criminals will spend longer on bail

The Guardian
AutisticMumTo3Oct 11, 2023

Judges ordered not to jail burglars and rapists due to crowded prisons – report | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-wales-england-prisons-alex-chalk-b2428161.html

#Burglars
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Judges ordered not to jail burglars and rapists due to crowded prisons – report

The senior presiding judge in England and Wales is said to have called for a delay to sentencings to avoid more criminals being put behind bars.

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Oct 4, 2023

First they send migrants to Rwanda - now Tories want to send British prisoners abroad | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/prisons-abroad-tory-conference-overcrowding-b2423240.html

#Rwanda
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#ToryFailures

Now prisoners could be sent abroad as jail overcrowding reaches breaking point

Tory figures cited similar measures introduced in European countries including Norway and Belgium which saw hundreds of prisoners sent to the Netherlands

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Oct 4, 2023

Rishi Sunak claims he will fix Britain’s ‘broken’ politics – after 13 years of Tory rule | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-broken-politics-tory-conference-speech-b2423346.html

#Tories
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Rishi Sunak claims he will fix Britain’s ‘broken’ politics – after 13 years of Tory rule

Despite Partygate scandal, chaos of Liz Truss’s mini-Budget and the crumbling concrete crisis in schools, PM vows he can deliver for UK

The Independent