Avellino – According to initial reports, the 37-year-old Neapolitan prisoner found lifeless in his cell in Avellino prison may have suffered a heart attack.
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No signs of violence were found on the body, and the most accredited hypotheses at the moment remain those of a natural illness or a cardiocirculatory arrest linked to the use of narcotic substances. Only the autopsy will be able to clarify the exact causes of death.
The episode turns the spotlight back on the spread of drugs inside penitentiary institutions. In addition to hashish and cocaine, crack is increasingly being found, a substance that is particularly dangerous for the health of inmates.
No signs of violence on the body, autopsy ordered
The Avellino prison, which houses around 600 inmates, many of whom come from the province of Naples, has already been at the centre of critical episodes in recent months.
The tensions recorded have pushed the Department of Penitentiary Administration to monitor more carefully the situation of the institute, which once also housed High Security prisoners, later transferred to other facilities.
In recent months, the “Graziano Caputo” penitentiary in Bellizzi Irpino has been the scene of aggression between inmates, attacks against the prison police and escapes, confirming a picture of growing criticality within the facility.
Article published on 8 February 2025 - 14:43
