As of January 2021, alternative measures to imprisonment were applied to some ** thousand inmates in Italy. The most common alternative was probation in social services, with **** thousand individuals. In addition, over ** thousand inmates were in house arrest as of January 2021.
Alternative to imprisonments are typically chosen for rehabilitation purposes and to reduce overcrowding. Indeed, prison overcrowding is a serious concern in the country, with some of the facilities recording an overcrowding rate of more than *** percent.
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Association Antigone. (December 18, 2022). Alternatives to prisons in Italy from 2008 to 2022, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1229357/alternatives-to-prisons-in-italy/
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