In 2021, the prison of Taranto, located in the South Italian region Apulia, was the most overcrowded facility in Italy. The prison was occupied at 196.4 percent of its capacity. Furthermore, the second most overcrowded prison in the country was situated in Brescia, in Lombardy. Its occupancy level stood at about 192 percent.
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Association Antigone. (February 28, 2021). Most overcrowded prisons in Italy in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063517/ten-most-overcrowded-prisons-in-italy/
Association Antigone. "Most overcrowded prisons in Italy in 2021." Chart. February 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063517/ten-most-overcrowded-prisons-in-italy/
Association Antigone. (2021). Most overcrowded prisons in Italy in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063517/ten-most-overcrowded-prisons-in-italy/
Association Antigone. "Most Overcrowded Prisons in Italy in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063517/ten-most-overcrowded-prisons-in-italy/
Association Antigone, Most overcrowded prisons in Italy in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063517/ten-most-overcrowded-prisons-in-italy/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Most overcrowded prisons in Italy in 2021 [Graph], Association Antigone, February 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063517/ten-most-overcrowded-prisons-in-italy/
