Prison suicide urgent action needed says Mattarella - General News. At least 20 inmates take their lives this year, President Sergio Mattarella said Monday.
"A priority element is the need for health care in prisons, which is a widespread, indispensable need", he told prison officers at the Quirinale presidential palace. ""It is imperative that this be addressed promptly," said Mattarella, who is also president of Italy's Chamber of Deputies and Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy.