Inmates climb gates of Italian prison amid riots linked to coronavirus measures. coronavirus covid19
Inmates at Italian prison climb to roof to protest coronavirus procedures
“The difficulty of accepting extreme measures is accentuated in places where people don't have any freedom," the advocate said in a statement, urging wardens to provide inmates with greater access to information and phone calls to family members. When prison administrators limited or suspended family visits, the tensions exploded probably as a panic reaction to limited accurate information about the measures and the virus' spread, he said.
In Rome, relatives of inmates protested outside the Italian capital's two main prisons after they were told only one person would be allowed in to visit each prisoner.
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