The Poster
The project draws upon data from the Dipartimento dell'Amministrazione Penitenziaria (Italian Prison Administration Department) to reveal the number of children currently incarcerated with their mothers – 26 as of June 30th, 2024. Furthermore, it highlights the available, yet limited, resources designed to accommodate these families, such as ICAM (institutions for attenuated custody of incarcerated mothers), nursery sections within prisons, and sheltered family houses.
The poster emphasizes that these detention facilities are spread across the country and mothers are sometimes placed close to family, but this often means staying in spaces unfit for them and their children. The visualization also points out a significant decrease in the number of children in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic. This data suggests that alternative measures can be found with political will, and the poster advocates for rethinking justice to prioritize rehabilitation over harm for both mothers and their children, ensuring a better future for these families.
