The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate
The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate to protect the health of detained people.
Screening of the documentary No Other Land
On June 24, the documentary No Other Land by B. Adra, Y. Abraham, R. Szor, and H. Ballal — winner of the 2025 Academy Award for Best Documentary — will be screened at ARIANTEO Palazzo Reale.
“Out of breath”, the 21st Antigone report on detention conditions in Italy
The 21st Report by Antigone on detention conditions in Italy, titled “Out of breath,” has been published.
REFORM TRUST: Ideas on Penal Environments
In April and May 2025, a series of events titled “REFORM TRUST: Ideas on Penal Environments” will be held at Dropcity in Milan, organized and curated by Federica Verona and Valeria Verdolini.
Prison emergency between local realities and European perspectives
On May 19, 2025, the conference "Prison Emergency: Between Local Realities and European Perspectives. San Vittore in Dialogue with the University of Milan" will take place, organized by the Department of Legal Studies “Cesare Beccaria” of the University of Milan.
The 34th General Report of the CPT
The 34th General Report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) offers a thorough analysis of detention conditions in Europe in 2024.
Open Letter to the DAP in Support of Ristretti Orizzonti
Ristretti Orizzonti is an intangible cultural asset that deserves protection, as well as a concrete rehabilitative experience for many inmates. Based on this recognition, the open letter to the Department of Prison Administration (DAP), dated April 30, 2025, and signed by numerous university professors, expresses concern about the impact that new internal directives within the prison administration—regarding the custody conditions of High Security prisoners—may have on the work of Ristretti Orizzonti.
The DAP Circular on the Right to Sexuality and Affective Relationships for Inmates
The DAP has finally drafted and issued a circular containing the guidelines for implementing the right to affective relationships within correctional facilities, more than a year after Constitutional Court judgment no. 10 of 2024, which for the first time recognized its constitutional relevance as an essential dimension of inmates’ relational life.
Migrations and border violence. Practices of remembrance and oblivion across the Mediterranean
On March 28, the international workshop "Migrations and border violence. Practices of remembrance and oblivion across the mediterranean" will take place, organized by the Department of International, Legal, and Historical-Political Studies at the University of Milan.
Gaza: The massacre and the indifference
On 11 March 2025, the University of Milan will host the presentation of Amnesty International’s report on the genocide in Gaza, published on 5 December 2024.