Italian leaders decry human rights ruling on mafia prison regimes
(The Guardian World News)

Prosecutors denounce European court ruling calling on Italy to revise justice laws Italian ministers, prosecutors and police chiefs have denounced a European court ruling that tough prison regimes for mafia bosses violate their human rights, warning the judgment will hinder the fight against organised crime across the continent.On Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based European court of human rights (ECHR) ruled Italy should reform its justice laws that state mafia inmates cannot have time off life sentences unless they cooperate with investigations. Continue reading...