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Prison guards complain about the lack of safety and working conditions, as well as the absence of signal jammers. Vale de Judeus was the site of the escape of five inmates in September 2024.
Coimbra prison guards became suspicious of a man with a prosthetic leg. He was hiding devices in his underwear.
Coimbra prison guards became suspicious of a man with a prosthetic leg. He was hiding devices in his underwear.
Prison guards' union reports power outages in the courtyards of Lisbon prison, warning of the risk of escape.
The signal jammers are part of a pilot project launched following the escape of five inmates from Vale de Judeus prison in September 2024, with the goal of blocking mobile phone and drone signals within the prison.
The schedule indicated that the tests were to take place by the end of the current month of March.
The union claims that promises to reinforce security have not yet been implemented, so the guards' strike will continue. In 2024, five inmates escaped from the prison.
