Italy's law-and-order crackdowns under Meloni

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Italy is set to approve a new package of measures aimed at strengthening law enforcement following recent civil unrest. Since taking office in 2022, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has introduced several security packages, including the Rave/Justice Decree targeting illegal gatherings, the Cutro Decree addressing migrant issues and maritime safety, and the Caivano Decree responding to juvenile crime. The latest Security Decree from 2025 expands penalties for various offenses like squatting and protest blockades, contributing to a 17% increase in Italy's prison population over four years, adding almost 10,000 inmates.
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On October 20, 2026, Italy's government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to approve new measures aimed at strengthening law enforcement and order following recent unrest. Demonstrators clashed with police, looted shops, and vandalized property during days of protests. This latest legislation continues a series of bills and emergency decrees toughening sanctions for protesters since 2022.

The CAIVANO DECREE, adopted in 2023 after a high-profile case involving the alleged rape of two girls in Caivano near Naples, broadened the scope for putting minors in pre-trial custody and reduced rehabilitation options following serious juvenile offenses. Additionally, it curbed migrants' grounds for "special protection" against expulsion, facilitated construction of new migrant reception centers, and extended detention periods there.

Earlier decrees include the RAVE/JUSTICE DECREE targeting illegal rave parties with up to six years in prison (2022) and the CUTRO DECREE creating a new crime punishable by up to 30 years for death or serious injury resulting from illegal migration offenses (2023).

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It also curbed migrants' grounds for "special protection" against expulsion, facilitated construction of new migrant reception and repatriation centres and extended the period of detention in them. CAIVANO DECREE, 2023 Adopted after a high-profile case involving the alleged rape of two girls in Caivano, near Naples, the law broadened the scope for putting minors in pre-trial custody, and reduced the option of rehabilitation programmes after grave juvenile offences.
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🔮 ROME, Oct 20 - Italy will approve a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at strengthening law-and-order after days of unrest that have seen demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalise property.
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ROME, Oct 20 - Italy will approve a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at strengthening law-and-order after days of unrest that have seen demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalise property. asserted
demonstrators → approve → property
The legislation is the latest in a stream of bills and emergency decrees toughening sanctions for protesters and other groups approved by Meloni since she took office in 2022. asserted
she → toughen → 2022
" RAVE/JUSTICE DECREE, 2022 One of Meloni's first measures, the decree targeted illegal rave parties and other gatherings that could endanger public safety, with prison sentences of up to six years. uncertain
that → target → years
CUTRO DECREE, 2023 Following a migrant shipwreck off the southern region of Calabria, the decree created a new crime punishable with up to 30-years in prison, for cases in which death or serious injury results from illegal-migration offences. asserted
death → follow → offences
It also curbed migrants' grounds for "special protection" against expulsion, facilitated construction of new migrant reception and repatriation centres and extended the period of detention in them. CAIVANO DECREE, 2023 Adopted after a high-profile case involving the alleged rape of two girls in Caivano, near Naples, the law broadened the scope for putting minors in pre-trial custody, and reduced the option of rehabilitation programmes after grave juvenile offences. asserted
law → curb → offences
It increased penalties for possession of weapons and for minor drug offences, and allowed disruptive young inmates to be moved from juvenile to adult prisons. asserted
inmates → increase → prisons
It also made violation of compulsory-schooling obligations a crime, with responsible adults facing prison terms for failing to enrol a child. asserted
adults → make → child
The decree triggered a 50% rise in the juvenile prison population, prisoners' rights group Antigone said in August. asserted
group → trigger → August
SECURITY DECREE, 2025 The decree created new crimes and toughened sanctions in a range of areas including squatting, road blockades during protests and revolts in prisons and migrant detention centres. asserted
decree → create → prisons
It also tightened rules on the revocation of citizenship following final conviction for terrorism- or subversion-related crimes. asserted
It → tighten → crimes
In four years under Meloni, Italy's prison population has increased by more than 17%, or almost 10,000 people, government data shows. asserted
data → increase → %
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