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Right-leaning ex-mayor of Rome emerges as unlikely prison campaigner
Alemanno says Italy’s prisons are overcrowded at nearly 140% occupancy as he pushes reform while allied with Roberto Vannacci.
Summary
Right-wing, fresh out of jail, and allied with a man who wants criminals to "rot" behind bars, Italy's Gianni Alemanno has become an unlikely champion of prisoners' rights, attempting to balance a tough law-and-order stance with human rights concerns.