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The Dark Side of the Rems: Mental Health Detention in Italy

Following the closure of all the Judicial Psychiatric Hospitals, Italian legislators established the Residences for the Execution of Security Measures (Rems) - structures that should host (only) the perpetrators of...

by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Following the closure of all the Judicial Psychiatric Hospitals, Italian legislators established the Residences for the Execution of Security Measures (Rems) - structures that should host (only) the perpetrators of crimes who were judged to be mentally ill or socially dangerous. These places should be places used as a last resort following a final judgment. However, several people are currently housed in Rems as a temporary measure, and are erroneously considered psychiatric patients - which jeopardizes purpose and function of the facilities.

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