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Inmates break windows, set fires in uprising at St. Louis jail
By Kelly Hayes
St. Louis inmates start fires, yell to onlookers during prison riot
Inmates broke windows, started fires and threw debris at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. Credit - Denis Beganovic via Storyful
ST. LOUIS - A riot broke out at a St. Louis jail late Sunday with inmates breaking windows, setting a fire and throwing debris onto the ground below.
It was the third uprising in less than four months at the downtown St. Louis City Justice Center, according to FOX 2 in St. Louis.
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