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Pavia Prison’s Condom Plan Draws Dap Rebuke Over Security Risks

The national prison administration says the unconsulted order puts safety at risk.

Overview

  • The director, Stefania Musso, issued an internal order to supply 720 condoms as a “therapeutic” measure, tasking the health unit to record each delivery.
  • The Dap protested the lack of prior consultation and warned about control gaps, potential violent conduct, and possible use of condoms to conceal drugs, including by ingestion.
  • Uilpa leader Gennarino De Fazio condemned the initiative, questioning inmate consent and whether staff had been informed and protected through proper risk assessments.
  • Antigone defended condom access as harm reduction and a way to limit coerced sex and disease in a single‑sex environment.
  • Sappe called for urgent inspections at the Pavia facility, citing recent assaults on officers, inmate unrest, and severe overcrowding and staff shortfalls reported for the prison.