Secluded but connected. The penitentiary police have seized around twenty telephones used by Italian prisoners belonging to criminal organizations in prison in the High Security pavilion. First the raid by the Parma Department and the Mobile Operations Department of Reggio Emilia under the direction of Commander Mauro Pellegrino who found five smartphones with SIM cards and USB cable for charging, then the operation of the penitentiary police, in the presence of the magistrate of surveillance by Reggio Emilia Marco Bedini and the director of the institute in via Burla Valerio Pappalardo, which led to the discovery of another fifteen devices.

These are devices in the possession of members of criminal organizations who entered the Parma prison through postal or food parcels.

“Applause goes to the Parma penitentiary police – writes the Osapp union in a note – for the professionalism and determination demonstrated in carrying out this complex operation, which represents an important step in the fight against illegality within penal institutions This intervention demonstrates the authorities’ incessant commitment to ensuring safety and order in penitentiary institutions, strengthening the fight against criminal phenomena”. But the case also brings to attention the lack of police personnel for entry checks in the penitentiary in via Burla.