A nighttime riot in Milan's Beccaria
juvenile prison was over on Sunday, the justice ministry said.
Four detainees attempted to evade overnight and knotted sheets
probably used to flee cells were found by guards, according to
security sources.
Mattresses were set on fire to create chaos and enable detainees
to attempt an evasion, prompting the intervention of
firefighters.
The flames did not cause extensive damage to the facility and
only one of the inmates required hospitalization due to smoke
inhalation but was not in serious condition, the sources said.
Overall, a reported eight detainees and police officers were
injured in the incident, none of them seriously, the sources
said.
Four detainees who attempted to evade were found by police on
the building's roof a few hours after the riot began at around
22:00 on Saturday.
The justice ministry said on Sunday that the riot was over and
had caused "significant damage" to part of the facility.
The secretary general of penitentiary police union Uilpa
Gennarino De Fazio also said "all 58 detainees" held at the
Beccaria had taken part in the riot and that "several" attempted
to evade.
De Fazio said in the statement that the riot was proof of the
"organizational failure" regarding the management of juvenile
prisons.
Earlier this month, about 50 youths gained control of most of
the Ferrante Aporti prison in Turin, setting cells on fire,
damaging offices and corridors and attacking guards.
The group of underage detainees who staged the riot were later
transferred
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