Overview
- The Justice Ministry has convened a specialized team to assess definitive detainees who may qualify for non-custodial alternatives to incarceration
- Inmates with less than 24 months remaining, non-ostative convictions and no serious disciplinary infractions in the past year have been flagged as eligible
- Authorities have earmarked €74 million for national orientation, training, social housing and reintegration initiatives and €2 million specifically for Abruzzo
- Early regional reporting shows around 300 of Umbria’s 1,600 definitive prisoners could benefit from alternative measures
- The task force will continue weekly evaluations and is set to deliver final recommendations by September 2025