In Pictures: Six inmates die as prison riots over coronavirus fears erupt across Italy

Violent protests have been taking place across 27 Italian prisons against the coronavirus restrictions, with many inmates asking for an amnesty due to the virus emergency.

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March 10, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Detainees protest on the roofs of the San Vittore prison in Milan, northern Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Correctional officers stand guard at the Sant'Anna prison during a protest of inmates' relatives in Modena, Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Inmates climb the fence of the detention centre during prison riots in Foggia, Apulia region, southern Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Detainees display a banner reading "Indulto", Italian for pardon, as they protest on the roof of the San Vittore prison in Milan, northern Italy, March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A prison guard wearing a respiratory mask (centre) escorts an inmate across a yard of the Sant'Anna prison in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, as some inmates are transfered from a building to another, in one of Italy's quarantine red zones, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Anti-riot police officers stand guard following a revolt of prisoners against measures including a ban on family visits, as part of new rules introduced to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, at the Sant'Anna prison in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, in one of Italy's quarantine red zones, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Relatives of inmates react outside of Rebibbia Prison during a prisoners' revolt, after family visits were suspended due to fears over coronavirus contagion, in Rome, Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Detainees protest inside the San Vittore prison in Milan, northern Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The relatives of inmates clash with police outside of Rebibbia Prison during a prisoners' revolt, after family visits were suspended due to fears over coronavirus contagion, in Rome, Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A relative of an inmate reacts during clashes with police outside of Rebibbia Prison during a prisoners' revolt, after family visits were suspended due to fears over coronavirus contagion, in Rome, Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Smoke rises from Regina Coeli prison during protests, in Rome, Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

An inmate attempts to riot at Lorusso Cotugno prison after visits from relatives were banned, in Turin, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The relatives of inmates clash with police outside of Rebibbia Prison during a prisoners' revolt, after family visits were suspended due to fears over coronavirus contagion, in Rome, Italy, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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