Another attack inside the prisons of Campania. In Secondigliano, in the “Accettazione” detention department, two inmates attacked two prison officers, an inspector and a superintendent, sending them to the hospital with a prognosis of several days.
The union You know, representing the prison police, expressed his closeness to the attacked colleagues and denounced the lack of measures by the Prison Superintendent of Naples. “We're at rock bottom”, said the regional deputy secretary Raffaele Munno, “Prisoners remain unpunished for their violent conduct. Countermeasures are urgently needed to prevent violent acts against police officers.”
The Secretary General of Sappe, Donato Capece, he added that “urgent and structural interventions are needed to restore the right legality to the penitentiary circuit”. Among the proposals, the expulsion of foreigners detained in Italy and the reopening of Judicial Psychiatric Hospitals.
Capece also highlighted the critical issues that prison officers face on a daily basis, including lack of staff, lack of training and lack of safety equipment. “All this makes it increasingly difficult to work on the front lines of prison detention sections”he said.
The attack of Secondigliano it is the latest episode of violence that occurs inside Italian prisons. In recent months, there have been numerous cases of attacks on prison officers, which have also led to murders.
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Article published on 19 December 2023 - 20:26
