Reclusione Militare is a term for time served in a

military jail A military prison is a prison operated by a military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authorities, and members of ...

by members of the

Italian Armed Forces The Italian Armed Forces ( it, Forze armate italiane, ) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. A fourth branch of the armed forces, known as the Carabinieri, take on the role as the nation's military police and ar ...

. The term of the sentences that may be served by inmates ranges from a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 30 years. All service members sentenced must do hard labor while incarcerated. Anyone sentenced to more than 5 years is discharged from the armed forces and may not return. Officers who are sentenced and have not been given a

reduction in rank Reduction in rank may refer to three separate concepts: *In military law, a ''reduction in rank'' or ''degradation'' is a demotion in military rank as punishment for a crime or wrongdoing, imposed by a court-martial or other authority. It may be im ...

from officer have the right to serve their time in a special section of the military jail. Article number 26 of the Italian military

penal code A criminal code (or penal code) is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of a particular jurisdiction's criminal law. Typically a criminal code will contain offences that are recognised in the jurisdiction, penalties that might ...

discusses this penalty.Being abolished ( with the law 13 October 1994 n. 589) the death penalty from the Military Penal Code of War, has lost its main raison d'être the practice with which - for three decades - had been ruled out its validity by providing, from time to time by decree-law, the application of the Military Penal Code of Peace in international missions where Italian troops would take part (for peace-keeping or peace-enforcing):

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* http://www.difesa.it/GiustiziaMilitare/Legislazione/CPM-pace/Libro+Primo/Titolo+II+-+Delle+pene+militari.htm Penal system in Italy Military justice {{italy-mil-stub