Overview

• Marino Massari, 35, a repeat offender linked to Bari’s Strisciuglio clan and the Sacra Corona Unita, was being held under the Alta Sicurezza regime in Palmi.
• He fled around 14:30 by climbing a perimeter wall about four metres high.
• He was located a few hours later by the Polizia penitenziaria in countryside near the highway and was returned to custody, after being spotted on a Palmi street.
• Union chief Gennarino De Fazio described persistent understaffing and harsh working conditions, citing an 18,000-officer shortfall and shifts extending to 26 hours.
• The incident follows two escapes in Bolzano and two in Naples’ Poggioreale this week, with one Bolzano escapee still at large, according to UILPA and ANSA.