The Italian prison service said
Monday it had 5,000 bracelets available for prisoners being
released to house arrest under the government's 'Cure Italy'
package.
Last week the government said it wanted to release 6,000
prisoners due to the coronavirus emergency saying a few dozen
inmates had contracted the virus.
Italian jails recently saw widespread rioting with prisoners
burning mattresses and taking to the roofs to protect about
being hemmed in in overcrowded conditions.
About a dozen inmates died from overdoses after raiding
prison infirmaries.
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