Italy, the Systematic Review about Prison Farming Activities

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Agriculture in Prisons to Reduce Recidivism Rates The management of prisons in Italy is complex, mainly due to overcrowding and the limited use of alternative measures to detention. According to the XIX Report by the Antigone Association, there are over 56,674 inmates compared to a maximum capacity of 51,249, with an actual overcrowding rate exceeding […]

Portugal, the Systematic Review about Prison Farming Activities

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Agriculture a Door to Freedom In Portugal there are 49 prison establishments around the country with different characteristics and classified by Security levels and Degrees of complexity in the management. Credits @André Miguel In the past, most of the Prison Establishments in Portugal had agricultural and livestock activities, in recent times the General Directorate of Reinsertion […]