VATICAN CITY (EFE).— Yesterday Pope Francis lamented the suicides in prisons and overcrowding, additionally in his nation, Argentina, throughout his go to to the Montorio penitentiary, within the Italian metropolis of Verona (north).
“We all know the scenario of prisons, typically overcrowded, additionally in my land, with the ensuing tensions and issues. I need to specific my closeness to you and renew the attraction particularly to those that can act on this space in order that work continues to enhance jail life,” he stated in entrance of regarding 5 hundred prisoners.
Within the penitentiary courtyard, he additionally acknowledged being conscious by the media of the suicide of some detainees.
“I’ve realized that sadly some individuals, in an excessive gesture, have given up on residing. “It’s a horrible act that solely desperation and unsustainable ache result in,” she assumed.
Francis inspired the prisoners to not turn out to be discouraged: “Life is at all times value residing and there’s at all times hope for the long run, even when the whole lot appears to be going out,” he advised them.
On February 3, a 38-year-old Ukrainian prisoner with psychiatric issues dedicated suicide within the Veronese jail, the second in 2024 in that establishment, whereas suicides within the nation quantity to 30, based on a report by the Antigone affiliation.
President Sergio Mattarella calls for pressing measures from the authorities.
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2024-06-04 03:04:55
