Overview
- Deaths occurred between Thursday night and Friday morning in different wards, ruling out a single incident or coordinated acts.
- Canine-assisted searches and forensic inspections locked down the prison overnight and later concluded with negative results for drugs.
- Procurator Marcello Viola is coordinating the inquiry, and autopsies have been ordered by on-duty prosecutors Carlo Scalas and Enrico Pavone.
- Three other detainees reported illness and received treatment, with authorities stating they are currently out of danger.
- Initial assessments exclude violence or revolt, and early reports note the deceased were a 36-year-old Peruvian and a 48-year-old Moroccan detainee.