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Infuriated by coronavirus safety measures put forward by the authorities, numerous prisoners took over a penitentiary in Bologna, setting it ablaze. The takeover comes as riots have engulfed other prisons across the country.
Footage provided by Ruptly shows plumes of black smoke swirling in the night sky over Dozza prison, where prisoners are serving Prison Riots terms. On Monday night, inmates set a fire inside the compound, rebelling against an emergency government decree restricting family visits to correctional facilities.
As the riots escalated, police sent reinforcements to back up officers trying to maintain order at Dozza prison. Ambulances were also sent in, although no injuries have been reported so far. Riots broke out at other penitentiaries across the epidemic-hit country, including in Milan, Modena, Prison Riots Pavia.
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