Overview

• The 94-year-old, identified as R.C., is serving a definitive 4-year-8-month sentence for a 15-year-old fraudulent bankruptcy case at Sollicciano prison in Florence.
• A Surveillance Court judge rejected his request for sentence deferment or home detention despite medical reports highlighting his frailty and dependence on a cane.
• Defense attorney Luca Bellezza has appealed the ruling to the Tribunale di Sorveglianza, arguing that the prisoner’s advanced age and health issues warrant an alternative detention measure.
• Prison authorities have activated protocols to transfer the elderly inmate to a nursing home facility designed for prisoners with serious medical needs.
• Regional Guarantor Giuseppe Fanfani and other advocacy groups have publicly called on Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to ensure humane treatment for elderly detainees.