Several Italian Mafia Bosses Released From Prison Over Coronavirus Fears

Several Italian Mafia Bosses Released From Prison Over Coronavirus Fears
A prison guard patrols a prison building's terrace overlooking the Regina Coeli prison in central Rome on March 9, 2020. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images
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Several Italian mafia bosses have been released from prison under a new coronavirus regulation, the country’s national anti-mafia prosecutor said.

Francesco Bonura, an influential boss in the Sicilian Cosa Nostra; Vincenzo Iannazzo, a member of the Ndrangheta; and Pasquale Zagaria, a member of the Casalesi clan, have now been moved to house arrest, according to Federico Cafiero De Raho, Italy’s anti-mafia prosecutor.