2024 has been called a "black year" for prisons, according to Samuele Ciambriello, ombudsman for prisoners in Campania. This statement is based on a series of alarming data: a significant increase in suicides and deaths, dramatic overcrowding in facilities, a doubling of the number of prisoners awaiting trial, over 19.000 foreign nationals in prison, 17.000 drug addicts, and more than 4.000 prisoners with mental health problems.
A new sign of hope
In contrast to this scenario, a historic gesture comes from Pope Francis who, for the first time in the history of Jubilee, chose a holy door in a prison, elevating the Rebibbia prison to the rank of Basilica.
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Samuele Ciambriello, spokesperson for the National Conference of Territorial Ombudsmen for Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty, emphasized the importance of this gesture and its symbolic value in the challenging and complicated context prisons are experiencing.
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The article talks about a very serious situation in prisons, but sometimes I don't understand why it focuses only on the numbers. It is also important to consider the stories behind these data and how we can improve the system for everyone.