An "extraordinary" meeting of the Chamber of Deputies , "as required by the Constitution in Article 62," has been called to discuss the arrival of maximum-security prisoners (class 41bis) in Sardinian prisons. This request was made by Irene Testa, regional guarantor for persons deprived of their personal liberty.

"For several weeks now, we've been witnessing a series of back-and-forths between those who maintain that three Sardinian prisons will be converted exclusively to 41-bis facilities and those who maintain that there is no official document attesting to this," he observes. "Both sides, however, agree that this is unacceptable. Amid this terrible confusion that is creating confusion among the population and professionals, it's impossible not to recognize that, thanks to the 41-bis issue, Sardinian politics has now shed significant light on the condition of prisons on the island ."

"Prisons," Testa continues, "are on their knees both nationally and regionally. Law is being violated daily. The dignity of those who work and those serving sentences is being destroyed. The prison sections seem like hellish circles. Only those who live there can truly understand their meaning. Press statements, complaints, reports, and inspections now seem like blunt weapons. So I ask myself , why isn't this opportunity being seized, starting with the Sardinia case, to force parliament to debate and provide answers? I think we're all aware that, while we appreciate the intentions, end-of-session speeches, questions, or the submission of bills that will never be considered are not enough. It's true that these are tools available to parliamentarians, but anyone with even a modicum of familiarity with parliamentary regulations knows they won't achieve anything."

Testa recalls that, for an extraordinary convocation of the Chamber, "one-third of the parliamentarians are sufficient. This is what I would recommend to Sardinian parliamentarians. It's in the best interests of the island and the mainland. It's in the best interests of a system on its knees that, beyond the serious problem of Article 41-bis, deserves to be addressed in its entirety and complexity."

Specifically addressing the issue of prisoners under the 41 bis regime in the island's prisons, Nuoro Mayor Emiliano Fenu, speaking at the extraordinary open City Council meeting dedicated to the future of the local prison, announced in the last few hours that the Undersecretary of Justice, Andrea Delmastro, will be in Nuoro at the end of the month.

(Unioneonline)

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