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Prostitutes' customers in Florence face jail and fines

Prostitutes' customers in Florence face jail and fines

Men caught asking for sex in exchange for money in Florence risk up to three months in jail or a fine of up to €206.

Mafia boss refused jail release for cancer treatment

Mafia boss refused jail release for cancer treatment

Vatican to open its doors to 1,000 prisoners

Vatican to open its doors to 1,000 prisoners

Convicted killer escapes Rome prison amid quake chaos

Convicted killer escapes Rome prison amid quake chaos

Rome mulls getting inmates to clean rubbish-strewn streets

Rome mulls getting inmates to clean rubbish-strewn streets

Ancient prison which housed St Peter re-opens in Rome

Ancient prison which housed St Peter re-opens in Rome

Denying the Holocaust is finally a crime in Italy

Denying the Holocaust is finally a crime in Italy

Italy court upholds 16-year jail term for Concordia captain

Italy court upholds 16-year jail term for Concordia captain

Italian football hooligan gets 26 years for rival fan's murder

Italian football hooligan gets 26 years for rival fan's murder

Cruise ship skipper fights to avoid jail over Italy disaster

Cruise ship skipper fights to avoid jail over Italy disaster

7,000 Italians wrongfully imprisoned each year: report

7,000 Italians wrongfully imprisoned each year: report

Finmeccanica's ex-boss jailed for corruption

Finmeccanica's ex-boss jailed for corruption

Killer escapes Italian prison using knotted bed sheets

Killer escapes Italian prison using knotted bed sheets

Italy to punish monument vandals with longer jail terms

Italy to punish monument vandals with longer jail terms

2015

Italy manhunt after murderer flees jail

Italy manhunt after murderer flees jail

Italy mulls 'love rooms' for prison inmates

Italy mulls 'love rooms' for prison inmates

Flashmob in Italian jail pays tribute to Pope

Flashmob in Italian jail pays tribute to Pope

Former Alitalia chiefs handed jail terms

Former Alitalia chiefs handed jail terms

People smugglers face jail for up to 17 years

People smugglers face jail for up to 17 years

26-year jail term sought for Concordia captain

26-year jail term sought for Concordia captain

2014

Padua inmate paid €5k over 'inhumane' cell

Padua inmate paid €5k over 'inhumane' cell

Rome man begs for jail to escape wife

Rome man begs for jail to escape wife

Italian prison blasted over inmate 'happy hour'

Italian prison blasted over inmate 'happy hour'

'Guards sexually abused foreign prisoners'

'Guards sexually abused foreign prisoners'

Italian diplomat 'seriously ill' in Philippines jail

Italian diplomat 'seriously ill' in Philippines jail

Italy praised for improving jail conditions

Italy praised for improving jail conditions

Veneto activists released from jail

Veneto activists released from jail

Robbers break out of jail using knotted sheets

Robbers break out of jail using knotted sheets

Prison boss keeps job after killer's escape

Prison boss keeps job after killer's escape

Prison suicides spur urgent calls for reform

Prison suicides spur urgent calls for reform

Drug dealer begs for jail to escape nagging wife

Drug dealer begs for jail to escape nagging wife

2013

Serial killer flees jail after leaving to visit his mum

Serial killer flees jail after leaving to visit his mum

Fennel thieves face six years in Sicilian jail

Fennel thieves face six years in Sicilian jail

Italian politician faces jail for anti-burqa protest

Italian politician faces jail for anti-burqa protest

Anarchists jailed for shooting Ansaldo CEO

Anarchists jailed for shooting Ansaldo CEO

Italian minister rebuts power abuse claims

Italian minister rebuts power abuse claims

Dad jailed for slapping son who refused to read

Dad jailed for slapping son who refused to read

Robbers steal thousands in jail break-in

Robbers steal thousands in jail break-in

Italian jails overhauled with new law

Italian jails overhauled with new law

Italian court jails five over cruise ship disaster

Italian court jails five over cruise ship disaster

Cocaine king and escape artist

Cocaine king and escape artist

Dolce & Gabbana duo sentenced for tax evasion

Dolce & Gabbana duo sentenced for tax evasion

Sentence boost for Swiss tycoon in asbestos trial

Sentence boost for Swiss tycoon in asbestos trial