Authorities investigate death of prisoner over apparent drugs mix up: report

Authorities are investigating how a prisoner at Prague’s Pankrác prison died after apparently being given medicine destined for another inmate. The daily Právo said the case is already being scrutinised by the state prison service and the wider inspectorate covering state security and emergency services, GIBS. The paper reports that the inmate was apparently given methadone, a substitute for heroin, which was meant for another prisoner with a similar name. He later fell into a coma and died.

Author: Chris Johnstone