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a minute to a minute to detainee held

by the messenger, the 22/11/2010 edition Abruzzo

Stephanie Ortolano

Three bunk beds, three cabinets, a primitive lavatory, a tin of sardines perforated and used as a grater for cheese, a tin of tuna chopped and used as a potato peeler ... These are some of the "ingredients" of the cell two meters by three, a cubicle for three people, range in square Vico Chieti Onlus Voices from within, set up by the prisoners of Chieti and Vasto, with the furniture provided by the Directorate of Prison Inmates. A faithful reproduction of a cell.

E 'a shock event sponsored by the Province, Municipalities of Chieti and Vasto, Bars and Law Societies, Caritas, immigrants Multipurpose Center, entitled "A Moment of detainee" with an invitation to experience first hand for a minute prison. In thousand we have "tried" in the first two days of the initiative and many have left in our guest book signatures and impressions. The most poignant of those children and young people (you took my heart ... I can not breathe ... I'm sorry), reflected those of adults (it's time to remedy to recover the humanity that is within us).

They explained the volunteers of voices from within: "One of the objectives of the initiative is represented by a video message to visitors that we see in the cell and is aimed at young people, and is an invitation not to listen to bad company, to follow the right path, to respect rules and laws. Who is a preliminary part of the workshop held that we write in the prisons of Chieti, Vasto, Pescara and Lancaster. "

But are other meanings of "A Moment to convict," and that is raising public awareness, to reflect and show the reality of our prisons are overcrowded by 70 000 people when the structures it can accommodate 40 000. And forcing those who make mistakes in a condition of prison life hard and undignified, with little chance of recovery, whereas Article 27 of the Constitution states that "Punishment can not consist of treatment contrary to human dignity and must aim at rehabilitating the condemned. "

a difficult reality as well as for prisoners, nearly 30 percent are foreigners, many for drug dealing and / or drug use, even for the prison service, now understaffed and forced to shift heavy and oversized.

"The tools that this does not happen - they said the volunteers - is to create conditions to remove the causes that lead to crime and work in society to accept, after the sentence, who has paid his debt." And on Thursday, the exhibition will move to Vasto.

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A minute from the prisoner. Behind the rhyme the anguish of the days behind bars and the reality of Italian prisons with almost 70 000 admissions, 30 000 more than expected. The initiative, organized by Voices Inside Onlus follows an event already presented in other cities: the cell in the square. The property is on display until November 25 in the square Vico in Chieti and 26-28 at the Palazzo d'Avalos, Vasto. The initiative is sponsored by the Province of Chieti, Chieti, and by the cities of Vasto, the Bars and Law Societies of the two cities, immigrants from the Multipurpose Center. With the support of Caritas and Prison Inmates ...

"Our Dear architect and member of the Cer Roccamontepiano are carrying a cell of 3 meters to 2.50 - says the president of the non-profit organization Francesco Lo Small, journalist of the Messenger - We want to reflect on an institution holding the margins of society as an evil to be exorcised or to hide. "

Full support from the municipalities of Chieti and Vasto, represented by the Councillor and Deputy Mayor Bruno Paolo Di Marco Marra. Volunteers of items recalled in the City of D'Annunzio Chieti University have provided the labor exchanges through which some prisoners are released in 21 and currently operating in the association, which publishes the journal entries in, 32 pages, created with the support of Carichieti Foundation, Chamber of Commerce, Harp, D'Annunzio University, Caritas, Walter Tosto SpA, and widespread also on the harp.

"A Moment to convict brings attention to people even in disgrace, can not be released - added the Deputy Mayor Di Paolo also a member of Voices in - the city of Chieti firmly believes in this project: to bring a cell square in Chieti and Vasto represents an important moment of reflection. People in prison should not be treated like animals. I also find that such a gesture could also be useful for young people as a deterrent to deviance from the social point of view. " The commissioner of the same opinion to the City of Vasto Marco Marra: "Getting people inside a cage, because that represents the cell is impressive. The town of Vasto is always close to the reality of prison, with whom we have often worked, I remember for example the Convention for the cleaning of beaches. "

"I am proud to welcome in what is now the building of solidarity and love - began the head of the province Enrico Giuseppantonio - thanks to the efforts of volunteers like those items inside can be expected a better world. If we re-educate the prisoners, as stated in our Constitution, the institutions have a duty to take responsibility for initiatives aimed at this purpose. Moreover, Article 27 of our Constitution makes it clear: "The Punishment can not consist of treatment contrary to human dignity and must aim at the rehabilitation of the offender. "

"The initiative is worthy - added the lawyer Tong, President of the Bar of Chieti - the category that I represent today is perhaps the closest to the prisoners, so we felt obliged to make a contribution to ' event, which invokes the constitutional principle of innocence until the last grade of trial, the principle is too often forgotten by the media that the spotlight of the first phase of the process and then go off them, maybe even in the face of acquittal. " As convinced of the goodness of the initiative, the President of the Court of Vasto lawyer Nicola Artese: to confirm participation in "A Moment of detainee" has announced a conference to be held on November 27 and 26 always at the Palazzo D'Avalos on issues on justice prison. And speaking of crowding in prisons and so-called alternative sanctions. The lawyer Artese said: "There are already many laws on detainees who are not used enough. Our task is also to promote awareness of companies and enterprises. We must begin to talk about the prison and make these issues even on the territory and not only within of our category. "

The press conference was also attended by directors Charles and Josephine Bruno Roger. In particular, Dr. Roger pointed out that "The figure of the volunteer in prison today has changed from psychological and material supporter, the volunteer is now in partnership talks with the institutions towards realizing the principle of rehabilitation, which can not be individual , but it must also be reflected externally, if the wrong people is a wall outside the prison will be forever forced to live by their wits. "

"Security - said Francesco Lo Piccolo - not given by a wall or a gate, but the opportunities for reintegration of those who did wrong. "

(Stephanie Ortolano, press officer Voices within)

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statistics

Only 25 out of 207 prisons are home to a number of detainees at or below the regulatory capacity. Italian prisons are so come to a situation that is no longer acceptable. As of October 31, 2010 inmates present in Italian prisons are 68,795 (3013 women), while regulatory forbearance has the capacity of 44,962 people, of whom 25,364 are foreigners. Cells become four by six or even eight detainees, sometimes you sleep directly on the floor, the living space should be two to three square meters per person. To eat or go to the toilet you have to take turns, and even to get out of the cot must agree with the others.

In prison you get more and more easily: in 1991, is know as the Democratic Judiciary, the inputs were 75 thousand in 2000 81mila and now have to share 88mila. Many detentions are resolved in very short: in recent years between 15 and 20 thousand people entered the prison to stay there only two days. In general, the prison population is in large part made up of people in terms of minority social foreigners, drug addicts, alcohol - employees, people with low level of education, unemployed.

The European Court of Human Rights has recently condemned Italy for inhuman and degrading treatment to which prisoners are subjected in our country.

statistics at 31 0ttobre 2010

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Newspapers in prison, thesis

"Journalism prison, and analysis of communications of the detainees," the title of the thesis Gianluca Modolo, majoring in Communication, Faculty of Arts University of Padova, rapporteur Professor Raffaele Fiengo. A volume of 165 pages, a journey through the newspapers written in prison, newspapers "important - the author writes - the link between working inside and out, to affirm the prison as a topic of public interest, to raise awareness about the world outside the walls. "And on pages 84 and 85 is also talk of voices from within. Here the argument