Târgșor Women's Penitentiary inmate dies following medical emergency

A 60-year-old female inmate has died at the Târgșor Nou Women's Penitentiary in Ploiești, Romania, following a medical emergency. The deceased was documented in the facility's medical records as having multiple pre-existing health issues.

On October 1, prison staff were alerted to the inmate's deteriorating condition, specifically respiratory insufficiency. Medical personnel provided immediate care and oxygen therapy, but her condition worsened, leading to cardiopulmonary arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts by prison staff using a defibrillator and subsequent assistance from the Prahova County Ambulance Service, the woman was pronounced dead.

The National Administration of Penitentiaries (ANP) has ordered investigations within the unit to determine the circumstances of the death. The Ploiești Prosecutor's Office and the liberty deprivation supervisory judge have been notified, and police have arrived at the facility to investigate the cause of death.