Dagli OPG alle REMS: la lunga navigazione della “Stultifera Navis” che, in attesa dei decreti di attuazione della l. del 23 giugno 2017, n. 103, sta per giungere all'approdo

The ECHR defending ethical and political right of prisoners, sanctio- ned Italy for violating the rights of persons in detention. The Torreggiani ruling, could have been extended also to the psychiatric internees who are forced to live in degradation and in conditions that are nothing but abominable. The expiry of the sentence coincided (coincidentally?) with the approval of the law of 30 May 2014, n. 81, aimed at dismantling the OPG and drastically reducing the number of inmates. This paper aims to provide some reflections on the implementation of this important reform.