"The joint committee composed of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Justice has approved the financial commitment of 166 million euros for 21 prison construction projects," announced Undersecretary Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove.
"The Meloni government is unblocking projects that have been stalled for years, such as the construction of the new prisons in Forlì and San Vito al Tagliamento and the expansion of Brescia Verziano," he specified. "These are essential projects to increase the capacity of the Italian penitentiary system.
Prison overcrowding must be addressed through prison construction, not with the usual prison-emptying measures that erode the certainty of punishment, increase social insecurity, and fail to structurally address the issue of overcrowding. Investing in safety was a commitment we made to the Italians, which we honor today.
The list of financed works is long:
Milan San Vittore - Pavilions II and IV: 6 million
Milan Bollate: 8.056.750 euros
Brescia-Verziano: 38.800.000 euros
Forli: 27.804.617 euros
IPM Triveneto former prison of Rovigo: 35.000 euros
San Vito al Tagliamento: 41.020.084 euros
IPM Quartucciu: 1.573.363 euros
Bari Prison - Renovation: €4.000.000
IPM Lecce: 1.500.000 euros
Potenza - 2nd tranche (pavilions: criminal and observation): 260.000 euros
Poggioreale: 13.949.052 €
Enna Prison: 1.500.000 euros
Reggio Calabria Arghillà: 11.249.169 euros
Pisa - Adjustment: €450.000
Prato - Adjustment: €951.152
Prato - Adjustment: €500.000
Florence Sollicciano - Construction of new building: €497.757
Porto Azzurro - Upgrade: €955.060
Gorgona - Construction of systems: €1.200.000
Volterra - Construction of a multipurpose hall: €1.328.518
Spoleto (PG) - Prison: €959.477
In addition to these allocations, a further 84 million euros are earmarked for the construction of 8 detention facilities (Civitavecchia, Rovigo, Perugia, Vigevano, Reggio Calabria, Ferrara, Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Viterbo) from the PNRR.
Following these interventions, it is estimated that 7.000 new detention places will be available.
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