Mafia law gives Italian families right to break free from a life of crime

Per The Guardian, Italy has enacted unprecedented legislation to give young people an exit from organized crime. Children under twenty-five and close relatives of mafia bosses now qualify for a new home in another city, a new school, and if needed, a new identity. The law aims to interrupt what Italy sees as a cycle of intergenerational recruitment—the transmission of crime through family lines.

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