(ANSA) – ROME, FEB 19 – A 52-year-old prisoner killed himself at Frosinone Prison between Rome and Naples Wednesday raising the suicide toll in Italian jails this year to 13.
One prison officer has also taken his own life since January 1.
“Prison is increasingly a place of death and desperation but those who have political and administrative responsibility seem indifferent and all this can no longer be tolerated”, said the Lazio inmates ombudsman, Stefano Anastasia.
Chronic overcrowding and poor conditions have been linked to the rising jail suicide rate. (ANSA).
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One prison officer has also taken his own life since January 1.
“Prison is increasingly a place of death and desperation but those who have political and administrative responsibility seem indifferent and all this can no longer be tolerated”, said the Lazio inmates ombudsman, Stefano Anastasia.
Chronic overcrowding and poor conditions have been linked to the rising jail suicide rate. (ANSA).
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