Naples - Smartphones still in prison: a phenomenon that continues to grow despite intensified controls.
The latest seizure in chronological order yesterday by the Penitentiary Police in the high-security Ligurian section of the Secondigliano prison.
In fact, the agents seized five smartphones and an mp3 player in the area designated for inmates for Camorra crimes, confirming the alarm about the entry of technological devices into penitentiary institutions.
The operation, announced by the USPP, was commented on by President Giuseppe Moretti and Regional Secretary Ciro Auricchio: "The Penitentiary Police stands out for its constant commitment to prevention, with continuous recoveries of cell phones.
We have long been calling for advanced tools, such as signal inhibitors and jammers, to prevent organised crime from maintaining contact with the outside world”.
The alarm of the unions who ask for tools to stop illegal trafficking in prisons
The union representatives then highlighted the operational difficulties: "In Secondigliano there is a serious staff shortage, but the Penitentiary Police ensure order and security with enormous sacrifices."
It is worrying that smartphones continue to enter prisons, despite controls. An efficient solution is needed to stop this phenomenon, otherwise staffing difficulties will worsen the general situation in Italian prisons.