The
European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that
Italy’s prisons violated inmates’ basic rights and fined the government $130,000. It also ordered Italy to make improvements within a year. The court ruled on a 2009 case brought by seven inmates in two prisons who complained that each had to share a 97-square-foot cell with two other inmates. The men also said they did not have regular hot water or light. The court, in Strasbourg, said the conditions violated the European Convention on Human Rights, which forbids torture and inhumane or degrading treatment. Italy’s justice minister, Paola Severino, said she was “disheartened” but not surprised by the decision.
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