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Italy Opens Its First 'Sex Room' In Prison For Inmates
The private visits for some prisoners follow a Constitutional Court ruling that recognised inmates' right to have "intimate meetings" with partners visiting from outside.
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Boss Of Most Violent Italian Mafia, Who Escaped Last Year, Arrested In France
A boss from one of Italy's most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries said on Friday.
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Pak Couple In Italy Gets Life In Jail For Killing Daughter For Rejecting Arranged Marriage
A Pakistani couple was sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court on Tuesday for the 2021 murder of their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage.
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Italian Man Who Killed Girlfriend Over Breadcrumbs Released Due To Prison's Poor Diet
A 35-year-old Italian man who stabbed his girlfriend 57 times after an argument over breadcrumbs has been released from jail due to a court ruling that the high-calorie diet served in the facility could kill him.
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Ukraine Soldier Gets 24 Years In Prison For Journalist Deaths
An Italian court on Friday sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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Man Who Tried Sell Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Is Headed to Prison in 'Landmark' Italian Ruling
An Italian court sentenced a prolific TripAdvisor fake reviewer to prison for nine months in what the company called one of the first cases of review fraud leading to a criminal conviction.
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Man Who Tried Sell Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Is Headed To Prison
An Italian court sentenced an prolific TripAdvisor fake reviewer to prison for nine months in what the company called one of the first cases of review fraud leading to a criminal conviction.
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A Former Prison For Jews Unlocks Their Ancient Italian History
About 1,952 years ago, Rome sacked Jerusalem. Its soldiers carried off the treasures of the temple and thousands of Jews. The money and slave labor were then used to build a gigantic amphitheater you've probably heard of. It's called the Colosseum.
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Brazil Striker Robinho Given 9-Year Term For Rape In Italy
Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.
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Italian Man Who Infected 32 Women With HIV Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison
An Italian man was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison for infecting more than 30 women with the HIV virus, after having unprotected sex with them despite knowing that he was HIV positive, a court ruled.
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Prisoners Use Pope Francis Visit As Chance To Escape
Two Italian prisoners who were invited to meet Pope Francis for lunch on his recent visit to Bologna took advantage of the occasion to escape, local media reports said Wednesday.
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Italian Cuisine Worth Going To Prison For
It is hard to imagine a less likely culinary success story than InGalera, or a more intriguing experiment in rehabilitating inmates - and confronting public attitudes about them.
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Italian Convicted of Supplying Prostitutes to Berlusconi
A former Italian businessman was on Friday sentenced to seven years and 10 months in prison for paying prostitutes to join parties with former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Flashmob in Italian Jail Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
Inmates at Italy's largest women's prison gathered in the jail yard Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance -- in honour of Pope Francis.
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi Sentenced to 3 years for Bribing Italian Senator
A court in Naples on Wednesday sentenced former Italian premier and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi to three years in prison for bribing a senator as part of a plot to destabilise a 2006-08 centre-left government.
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Italy Opens Its First 'Sex Room' In Prison For Inmates
The private visits for some prisoners follow a Constitutional Court ruling that recognised inmates' right to have "intimate meetings" with partners visiting from outside.
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Boss Of Most Violent Italian Mafia, Who Escaped Last Year, Arrested In France
A boss from one of Italy's most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries said on Friday.
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Pak Couple In Italy Gets Life In Jail For Killing Daughter For Rejecting Arranged Marriage
A Pakistani couple was sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court on Tuesday for the 2021 murder of their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage.
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Italian Man Who Killed Girlfriend Over Breadcrumbs Released Due To Prison's Poor Diet
A 35-year-old Italian man who stabbed his girlfriend 57 times after an argument over breadcrumbs has been released from jail due to a court ruling that the high-calorie diet served in the facility could kill him.
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Ukraine Soldier Gets 24 Years In Prison For Journalist Deaths
An Italian court on Friday sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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Man Who Tried Sell Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Is Headed to Prison in 'Landmark' Italian Ruling
An Italian court sentenced a prolific TripAdvisor fake reviewer to prison for nine months in what the company called one of the first cases of review fraud leading to a criminal conviction.
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Man Who Tried Sell Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Is Headed To Prison
An Italian court sentenced an prolific TripAdvisor fake reviewer to prison for nine months in what the company called one of the first cases of review fraud leading to a criminal conviction.
-
A Former Prison For Jews Unlocks Their Ancient Italian History
About 1,952 years ago, Rome sacked Jerusalem. Its soldiers carried off the treasures of the temple and thousands of Jews. The money and slave labor were then used to build a gigantic amphitheater you've probably heard of. It's called the Colosseum.
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Brazil Striker Robinho Given 9-Year Term For Rape In Italy
Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.
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Italian Man Who Infected 32 Women With HIV Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison
An Italian man was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison for infecting more than 30 women with the HIV virus, after having unprotected sex with them despite knowing that he was HIV positive, a court ruled.
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Prisoners Use Pope Francis Visit As Chance To Escape
Two Italian prisoners who were invited to meet Pope Francis for lunch on his recent visit to Bologna took advantage of the occasion to escape, local media reports said Wednesday.
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Italian Cuisine Worth Going To Prison For
It is hard to imagine a less likely culinary success story than InGalera, or a more intriguing experiment in rehabilitating inmates - and confronting public attitudes about them.
-
Italian Convicted of Supplying Prostitutes to Berlusconi
A former Italian businessman was on Friday sentenced to seven years and 10 months in prison for paying prostitutes to join parties with former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Flashmob in Italian Jail Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
Inmates at Italy's largest women's prison gathered in the jail yard Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance -- in honour of Pope Francis.
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi Sentenced to 3 years for Bribing Italian Senator
A court in Naples on Wednesday sentenced former Italian premier and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi to three years in prison for bribing a senator as part of a plot to destabilise a 2006-08 centre-left government.
