A Bancali prisoner was caught with a cell phone; the suspect claims it was launched from a drone.

Cell phones in prison and drones over Bancali. The Sinappe penitentiary police union and its national secretary Giacomo Mascia reported the discovery yesterday of a small phone with two chargers.

They were owned by an inmate who was searched by officers and was working on cleaning the compound. According to a statement from the prison trade association, the man "may have recovered the material in the area outside the prison. It cannot be ruled out that the micro cell phone and accessories were dropped inside the compound by a drone , as part of an attempt to introduce unauthorized devices into the facility."

The prison, Sinappe reports, has equipped itself with a new detection and security device that recently allowed it to intercept a drone flying over the facility. The secretary also notes that other facilities have implemented cutting-edge technologies to combat the illicit use of cell phones inside prisons.

«The testing of a new telephone signal jamming system (jammer) has successfully begun at the Secondigliano prison in Naples, aimed at blocking the reception and transmission of data by illicit devices present within the facility», it is explained.

In recent days, Undersecretary of Justice Alberto Balboni announced his intention to extend this measure to other penitentiaries. SINAPPE is requesting that the technology be adopted at Bancali and other facilities on the island. "Security remains a priority. Incidents like this demonstrate the need to maintain high levels of vigilance and continue to strengthen both controls and technological equipment inside and outside penitentiaries. In this regard, we believe it is essential that new signal suppression technologies be rapidly extended to the most critical facilities, including Sassari-Bancali," Mascia emphasizes.

Meanwhile, the union reports that two days ago, an inmate attacked several prison officers, three of whom were taken to the emergency room. "Prison officers," the statement concludes, "continue to demonstrate daily, with great dedication and professionalism, that the State is there."