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  • Lorenza Grossi

Special Prison Regime and Cognitive Decline: The ECtHR Finds a Violation of Article 3 in Morabito v. Italy

May 16, 2025

By Lorenza Grossi The ECtHR examines the compatibility between special prison regimes and Article 3 ECHR. More precisely, under scrutiny is Article 41-bis of Law No. 354 of 26 July 1975 (the Italian Prison Law), also known as ‘hard prison.’ This provision allows the suspension of ordinary prison conditions – such as outdoor time and […]