Inclusive justice, over 260 million European funds have already been committed for the reintegration of prisoners

Build a structured model of reintegration into society, overcoming the logic of prison as the only horizon for responding to crime. This is the objective of the Ministry of Justice project to promote the socio-work inclusion of prisoners, framed in the National Program for inclusion and fight against poverty 2021-2027. The results of the work were presented at Palazzo Madama during the event "A more inclusive Justice. The new Italian model for criminal execution": 260.14 million euros of the 280.30 planned (93% of the total) have already been committed today.

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The project, as explained by the Deputy Minister of Justice Francesco Paolo Sisto, aims to "restore dignity to people, offering them a real second chance and guaranteeing, through the reduction of recidivism, greater safety for the entire community". According to Sisto, in fact, "the certainty of punishment must never be separated from its re-educational function". And it is precisely from this perspective that the "A more inclusive Justice" plan was conceived, with the idea of ​​giving life to a "new Italian model of criminal execution".

The project moves on two parallel tracks: the strengthening and valorisation of community measures and interventions within the institutes. The interventions of the Ministry of Justice therefore concern both those detained in prison and the vast audience of those serving their sentences through alternative measures, operating synergistically across the entire perimeter of the system. The problem, in fact, does not stop at penitentiary institutions. If 65,661 people are detained here, another 143,027 are in the care of the Criminal Enforcement Offices. Of these, over 101 thousand are entrusted for alternative measures, while the remainder for investigations and consultancy.

As regards penitentiary institutions, over 144 million euros have already been committed. Part of the funds was dedicated to work and training courses for prisoners, with particular attention to the green economy and agriculture, while the rest was used for the redevelopment and plant adaptation of 90 prisons. On the external front, however, almost 74 million euros are active for local networks designed to accompany those serving their sentences outside of prison.

Great attention is also paid to minors and young adults. In fact, the Ministry of Justice announces that, thanks to the recent selection of 62 third sector bodies, 800 young people under criminal law or leaving the community will be supported by a Tutor for autonomy.