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Part of situation: Signal jamming trials at Secondigliano prison (2 clusters)

Secondigliano prison tests signal jammers to block inmate communications

signal jamming prison communications Secondigliano organized crime telecommunications inhibition

Authorities in Italy have successfully tested a communication inhibition system, using signal jammers, at the Secondigliano prison in Naples. During the trial, approximately 24,000 attempts to access networks or transmit data were recorded and blocked within a single day. The system is designed to prevent inmates, particularly leaders of organized crime, from using mobile phones to coordinate illegal activities from behind bars.

Undersecretary to the Justice Alberto Balboni reported that the test was completed without prisoner protests, despite the deployment of 250 prison police officers to manage security risks. While the technology aims to make mobile phones useless for inmates, it allows for authorized communications by prison staff. The successful trial may lead to the expansion of this technology to other correctional facilities across Italy.

In separate legal developments, a man in Vibo Valentia was transferred from house arrest to prison after violating electronic monitoring restrictions by using social media. In Nuoro, a major anti-drug operation resulted in seven precautionary measures following investigations into marijuana and cocaine trafficking. Additionally, a 37-year-old in Sulmona received a definitive one-year sentence for assaulting a police officer eight years ago.

Entities

Alberto Balboni · Department of Penitentiary Administration · Naples · Nicola Gratteri · Secondigliano prison

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [● 2 SOURCES] The testing operation required the deployment of 250 prison police officers to prevent potential unrest. www.ilsud24.it · www.ilroma.net
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Undersecretary Alberto Balboni described the results of the communication inhibition test as 'perfect'. www.ilsud24.it
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The Secondigliano prison houses approximately 1,500 inmates. www.ilsud24.it · www.ilroma.net
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Naples prosecutor Nicola Gratteri previously advocated for installing jammers to stop criminal communications. napolitan.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Requests for authorized phone calls quadrupled during the testing period. www.ilroma.net
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The communication inhibition system recorded 24,000 failed access attempts in a single day during testing. www.ilsud24.it · www.ilroma.net

Sources

Sfruttamento del lavoro, il 63enne rinuncia ai domiciliari: «Sono innocente, preferisco restare in carcere» [vastoweb.com]
Vibo Valentia, ai domiciliari ma usa i social: arrestato un pregiudicato [www.informacalabria.it]
Carcere di Secondigliano, collaudato il blocco delle comunicazioni: 24mila tentativi falliti [www.ilsud24.it]
Atti sessuali su una minorenne, Cassazione conferma 5 anni per un 62enne [www.notiziedabruzzo.it]
Minacce di morte alla madre, arrestato 45enne [www.grandangoloagrigento.it]
Stop ai cellulari nel carcere di Secondigliano - Radio Punto Nuovo [www.radiopuntonuovo.it]
Palermo, maltrattamenti e minacce alla madre convivente: 45enne arrestato [newsicilia.it]
Nuoro, blitz antidroga tra Gavoi, Ollolai e Lula: sette misure cautelari per traffico di droga [lamilano.it]
Frosinone, mesi di telefonate e molestie dopo la fine della relazione: scatta il divieto di avvicinamento [www.frosinonetoday.it]
Stop cellulari nel carcere di Secondigliano, 24mila tentativi bloccati in un giorno [www.ilroma.net]
Carcere di Secondigliano, successo per i jammer: stop ai cellulari [napolitan.it]