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| Corpo di Polizia Penitenziaria | |
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 The coat of arms of the Polizia Penitenziaria | |
| Common name | Polizia Penitenziaria |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1817 (original form), 1990 (current form) |
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| National agency | Italy |
| Operations jurisdiction | Italy |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Justice |
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| poliziapenitenziaria | |
The Polizia Penitenziaria (in English, "Penitentiary Police"), formally the Corpo di Polizia Penitenziaria, is a law enforcement agency in Italy which is subordinate to the Italian Ministry of Justice and operates the Italian prison system as corrections officers. Vatican City, an independent state, does not have a prison system, so the Vatican sends convicted criminals to the Italian prison system.[1]
According to Interpol, this force (as part of the Ministry of Justice) has a "nationwide remit for prison security, inmate safety and transportation".[2]
- ^ "Is the Vatican a Rogue State?" Spiegel Online. 19 January 2007. Retrieved on 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Italie". Interpol. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.