Over 100 prison suicides since start of last year-report

(see related story) (ANSA) - ROME, APR 22 - Prison-rights association Antigone said in a report on Monday that over 100 inmates have committed suicide in Italian jails since the start of last year.
    It said that at least 71 people took their own lives in prison here in 2023 and at least 30 inmates have committed suicide so far this year.
    It added that there are also several cases of prison deaths in which the cause is yet to be established.
    It said the 2023 figure was the second highest of the last 30 years, behind 2022, with 85 confirmed prison suicides. (ANSA).