Riot in Pisa prison: inmates report the presence of bugging devices and clashes with officers
Quick Look
- In the late afternoon, a few dozen inmates started a protest in Pisa prison, taking control of an entire department after discovering bugs hidden in the cells during an alleged evacuation test.
- The riot, which began around 7pm, saw clashes with the prison police, the arrival of ambulances and the presence of family members outside.
- The inmates reported the events live on TikTok, alternating between Italian and Albanian, asking for the right to privacy in the cell.
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Why It Matters
The protest began after some inmates discovered bugs and electronic devices hidden in the cells, allegedly installed during an alleged evacuation drill organized by the prison management.
A few dozen inmates have been protesting inside the Pisa prison since late afternoon and an entire department is said to be under their control. Outside the institution there are dozens of police officers, carabinieri and prison police, while an 118 ambulance is currently inside. According to what was learned, the revolt started from a live broadcast on TikTok created by an inmate after some inmates discovered some "bugs" placed in the cells for investigative purposes.
During the live broadcast, thus a reconstruction, an inmate, of Albanian origins, would have "denounced" the ploy with which the prison police, in the previous hours, would have let the inmates out of their cells who, once they returned, then discovered the presence of bugs and cameras.
With a second live broadcast on TikTok, broadcast from a mobile phone that ended up being available to them despite the bans, this evening the inmates of the second judicial department said that yesterday the prison management let them out of their cells for a couple of hours with the excuse "of carrying out an evacuation test" and today they discovered the presence of bugs and other electronic devices hidden inside.
The revolt started around 7pm and there were also clashes between some inmates and the prison officers, so much so that some ambulances arrived inside the prison to provide assistance. During the live broadcast on the social network, the inmates, with their faces uncovered and without obvious signs of beatings, alternating updates in Italian and Albanian, reported that they had "been beaten with truncheons" and that they had "the right not to be spied on and to be able to speak freely while we are in the cell without having the fear of being intercepted". The situation is currently under control although a few dozen people, relatives and friends of prisoners, have gathered outside the prison.
Some negotiators from the penitentiary police have arrived from Rome at the Pisa prison and are trying to convince the rioting inmates to desist from their initiative. It is not possible to know how long these discussions will last, but the aim of the prison police is to interrupt the violent protest. Outside the prison, family members, relatives, friends of the inmates and even some exponents of the antagonistic galaxy gathered.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The negotiators will be able to convince the prisoners to stop the protest within the next few hours.
Likely · Within hours
An internal investigation will be launched into the alleged installation of bugs in the cells.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Who ordered the installation of the bugs?
- Which judicial authority has jurisdiction over the investigation?
- Were there any serious injuries in the clashes?
- What are the specific requests of the prisoners in addition to reporting the espionage?
