In Sardinia, inmates subjected to the 41-bis treatment arrive, and the Region, through President Alessandra Todde, attacks the Government. “With the arrival of the first inmates subjected to 41-bis in the Uta prison, Minister Nordio completes a choice imposed on Sardinia, avoiding confrontation with the Region until the last moment,” says the governor. “On August 4, I formally wrote to him again. I requested the documents and criteria that led to concentrating a significant portion of the 41-bis circuit in Sardinian institutions. The Region had already repeatedly asked to be involved in decisions directly concerning its territory.”
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From the Region to the Municipalities
Opposing the decision to transfer inmates under special regime, besides the Region, were also the administrators of the municipalities where the various penitentiary institutions in Sardinia are located. “No response followed the formal request from the Ministry of Justice,” continues the president. “No answer. The Government preferred to proceed unilaterally and arrogantly, treating Sardinia as the Cayenne of Italy.”
The system’s critical issues
The president also calls attention to the conditions of the Sardinian penitentiary system, starting with the situation of the institutions intended to host inmates under the special regime.
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“Uta is already beyond its capacity, Bancali faces a similar situation, and the system must deal with staff shortages and healthcare services under pressure,” she continues. “To this situation, the Government adds a significant concentration of 41-bis inmates, without explaining to the Region the criteria used to make the decision and the measures intended to support its consequences. The Government talks about security as a priority and leaves Sardinia without answers on a prison emergency that can no longer be postponed.”
The insularity issue
In the middle is also the so-called issue of insularity that concerns Sardinia itself, and the relationship between the State and the Region. “This is the most politically serious fact. It is demanded that Sardinia bear the effects of a State choice while its highest institution is denied even a formal response,” she adds. “We fought for insularity to be recognized in the Constitution. It is unacceptable that today precisely the fact of being an island becomes a disadvantage to be paid by Sardinia.”
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