Verona prisoners go on hunger strike amid suicide spate. 15 prisoners take their own lives in Italian jails this year.Premier Giorgia Meloni says suicide spate must be countered with more prison places and more staff hirings.
The strike is a form of non-violent protest against the dramatic conditions the Verona institute is enduring including overcrowding, the almost total lack of work activities, and the escalation in suicides and suicide attempts," said the local rights group Bars of Sugar.