The decree Caivano has led to a significant increase in the number of minors detained in Italy, with 600 children currently locked up in juvenile institutions. This situation was denounced by Samuele Ciambriello, Guarantor of prisoners of the Campania Region and spokesperson for the Conference of Territorial Guarantors.
Ciambriello criticizes the Caivano decree for several reasons: Increase in precautionary measures for minors: The decree has increased precautionary measures for minors, even for minor crimes such as those related to narcotics.
Overcrowding in juvenile institutions: The increase in the number of juvenile detainees has led to overcrowding in juvenile institutions, with serious repercussions on sanitary conditions and on the work of the staff.
Lack of educators: Juvenile institutions suffer from a shortage of educators, who are not enough to guarantee adequate assistance to the children.
Transfers to Adult Institutions: The Caivano decree allows juvenile detainees to request the transfer of inmates who have had public order problems to adult institutions. Ciambriello opposes this possibility, believing that minors should always be detained in dedicated institutions.
The alternative proposals:
Ciambriello proposes to free detained minors and educate adults. He rejects the idea of “punishing to educate”, considering it a “losing, illusory and socially harmful” policy.
The concrete requests:
Ciambriello asks to:
To pass the ranking of the winning educators to the Ministry of Justice for adults and assign them to juvenile institutions.
Respect the territoriality of the sentence, to allow minors to be detained close to their families and lawyers.
Avoid transfers to adult institutions.
The situation in Campania:
In Campania, 66 minors are detained in Nisida and 34 in Airola. Ciambriello denounces the conditions of these institutions, which are overcrowded and lack staff.
The appeal to the authorities:
Ciambriello calls on the authorities to take note of the serious situation of minors detained in Italy and to adopt concrete measures to improve it.
Article published on May 3, 2024 - 16:35 pm
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