Italy Enacts National Law Offering Mafia Families' Children New Identities to Exit Organized Crime

Italy's Senate granted final approval on July 15, 2026, to the 'Free to Choose' law, enabling children under 25 and close relatives of mafia bosses to receive relocation, new schooling, and new identities to leave organized crime families. The measure, expected to enroll roughly 400 participants yearly, codifies a practice pioneered in 2011 by youth court judge Roberto Di Bella in Reggio Calabria.