St. Louis inmates protest again over long trial wait times, COVID-19 fears
Jail uprising at St. Louis Justice Center
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About 60 incarcerated people in a Missouri jail escaped from their cells Sunday night in protest of living conditions at the facility. It’s the second protest at the jail this year, and the fourth disruption since December, according to the Associated Press.
Protesters broke the third-floor windows of the St. Louis City Justice Center, lit fires and held up a sign that read: “HELP US” as onlookers watched from below. "We want court dates,” they chanted, signaling frustration over delayed court hearings and conditions within the jail.