In-prison education, though defined as a fundamental right of inmates by both supranational and national legal frameworks, appears to largely dissipate in practical application due to the myriad daily challenges within penitentiary institutions. Despite constituting a fundamental expression of the "multi-level dignity status" of inmates, the right to education struggles to become a vibrant and generalized component of correctional treatment, hindering its re-educative and humanizing purpose as enshrined in Article 27 of the Italian Constitution. The provisions for facilitating study (Article 19 of the Penitentiary Act – Law no. 354/75) and, where possible, the allocation (Article 44 of the Penitentiary Regulations – Presidential Decree no. 230/2000) of dedicated time and space for studying – lexical phrases that arguably impede the full realization of the right to education – are herein subjected to constant scrutiny against the four-year experience of the Palermo University Penitentiary Hub.
L’istruzione in carcere, tratteggiata come diritto fondamentale del ristretto dalle cornici normative sovranazionali e nazionali, sembra quasi smaterializzarsi nella dimensione applicativa a causa delle mille difficoltà del quotidiano penitenziario. Pure costituendo manifestazione fondamentale dello “statuto di dignità multilivello” del detenuto, il diritto allo studio stenta a divenire parte viva e generalizzata del trattamento nella direzione rieducativa e umanizzante dell’art. 27 Cost. L’agevolazione allo studio (art. 19 Ord. penit. – L. n. 354/75) e il richiamo, ove possibile, all’assegnazione (art. 44 Reg. penit. – D. P. Rep. n. 230/2000) di spazio e tempo dedicati allo svolgimento dello studio – sintagmi già lessicalmente frenanti la piena esplicazione del diritto all’istruzione – vengono sottoposti a costante verifica rispetto alla esperienza quadriennale del Polo Universitario palermitano.
Maggio, P. (2025). Studiare in carcere un diritto “di carta” o una garanziaeffettiva? L’esperienza del Polo Penitenziario Universitario di Palermo. STUDI URBINATI DI SCIENZE GIURIDICHE POLITICHE ED ECONOMICHE. NUOVA SERIE A, 1-30 [10.14276/1825-1676.5133].
Studiare in carcere un diritto “di carta” o una garanziaeffettiva? L’esperienza del Polo Penitenziario Universitario di Palermo
Maggio, P
2025-09-01
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In-prison education, though defined as a fundamental right of inmates by both supranational and national legal frameworks, appears to largely dissipate in practical application due to the myriad daily challenges within penitentiary institutions. Despite constituting a fundamental expression of the "multi-level dignity status" of inmates, the right to education struggles to become a vibrant and generalized component of correctional treatment, hindering its re-educative and humanizing purpose as enshrined in Article 27 of the Italian Constitution. The provisions for facilitating study (Article 19 of the Penitentiary Act – Law no. 354/75) and, where possible, the allocation (Article 44 of the Penitentiary Regulations – Presidential Decree no. 230/2000) of dedicated time and space for studying – lexical phrases that arguably impede the full realization of the right to education – are herein subjected to constant scrutiny against the four-year experience of the Palermo University Penitentiary Hub.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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