Editing Mafia (section)

===Modern Mafia in Italy===
The incarcerated bosses are currently subjected to harsh controls on their contact with the outside world, limiting their ability to run their operations from behind bars under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_41-bis_prison_regime article 41-bis prison regime]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonino_Giuffr%C3%A8 Antonino Giuffrè] – a close confidant of Provenzano, turned ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentito pentito]'' shortly after his capture in 2002 – alleges that in 1993 ''Cosa Nostra'' had direct contact with representatives of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi] who was then planning the birth of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_Italia Forza Italia].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-gua051202_80-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-gua051202-80 [80]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-gua080103_81-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-gua080103-81 [81]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-obs120103_82-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-obs120103-82 [82]]</sup>

The alleged deal included a repeal of 41 bis, among other anti-Mafia laws in return for electoral support in Sicily. Nevertheless, Giuffrè's declarations have not yet been confirmed. The Italian Parliament, with the full support of Forza Italia reinforced the provisions of the 41 bis, which was to expire in 2002 but has been prolonged for another four years and extended to other crimes such as terrorism. However, according to one of Italy’s leading magazines, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Espresso L'Espresso]'', 119 mafiosi – one-fifth of those incarcerated under the 41 bis regime – have been released on an individual basis.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-83 [83]]</sup> The human rights group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International Amnesty International] has expressed concern that the 41-bis regime could in some circumstances amount to "cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment" for prisoners.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup>

In addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Lima Salvatore Lima], mentioned above, the recently deceased politician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_Andreotti Giulio Andreotti] and the High Court judge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrado_Carnevale Corrado Carnevale] have long been suspected of having ties to the Mafia.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ind240995_84-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-ind240995-84 [84]]</sup>

By the late 1990s, the weakened Cosa Nostra had to yield most of the illegal drug trade to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Ndrangheta 'Ndrangheta] crime organization from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabria Calabria]. In 2006, the latter was estimated to control 80% of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine cocaine] imported to Europe.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian_85-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-guardian-85 [85]]</sup> In 2012, it's been reported that Mafia have joined forces with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_cartel Mexican drug cartels].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-86 [86]]</sup>