Inmates at the Pennsylvania prison where Luigi Mangione is being held gave an absurd interview to a TV reporter who was standing outside the prison complex. The prisoners expressed their support for Mr Mangione in a live interview as anchors from US outlet NewsNation asked him questions. Reporter Alex Caparrillo attempted to broadcast a segment about Mr. Mangione’s conditions within the prison, but when prisoners watching the news saw themselves on TV, they immediately responded with questions, some even The lights also blinked to indicate yes or no.
In the video, which has gone viral on social media, prisoners can be heard shouting, “Luigi’s conditions suck” and “Free Luigi”, earlier in the day as Mr Capraello was recording a byte. As he returned to the prison for his 10 p.m. bulletin with anchor Ashley Banfield, inmates once again reacted. When Ms. Banfield asked if Mr. Mangione had a TV in his cell, the inmate shouted “No.”
Ms. Banfield said, “Wow, this is the weirdest interview I’ve ever had.”
According to one report, when Ms. Banfield read the prison menu for the day and asked inmates if the food in prison was good, the inmates loudly mocked her and said it was “terrible” and “BS.” NY Post.
newsnation’s @TVAshleigh And @alcaprari23 Spoke exclusively with prison inmates living through the fence at the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon in Pennsylvania. Through flashing lights and shouting, he described the prison conditions of his fellow prisoners,… pic.twitter.com/qLkWknyINl
– NewsNation (@NewsNation) 12 December 2024
Internet reacts
As the clip went viral, social media users reacted saying they had never seen anything like it on live TV.
One user said, “This should be a first right? The news desk posed a question live on air. The answer was shouted through the prison fence to the reporter on the spot.”, while another said: “This is the most shocking thing to me.” One of the weirdest things.” ‘Have seen.’
A third commented: “Probably the greatest live interview ever.”
This must be some first right? The news desk asked a question live on air. Yelling through the prison fence elicits a response from a reporter at the scene.
– Nilgiriyan? (@Nilgiriyan) 12 December 2024
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Mr. Mangione is being held at the State Correctional Institution in Huntington for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Authorities allege that Mr. Mangione fired several rounds at Mr. Thompson from behind, using a gun fitted with a silencer.
Earlier this week, law enforcement officials said fingerprints on the gun Mr. Mangione had in his possession matched shell casings found at the scene of the December 4 shooting. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is pushing to extradite Mr. Mangione to New York.
