WHAT WE KNOW:
More than 100 inmates took over a section of the City Justice Center in downtown St. Louis, injuring a corrections officer at the facility, officials said.
HEADLINES:
• Edwards: Inmates ‘jimmied’ locks, escaped cells before mayhem erupted at jail
• 117 inmates take over section of downtown St. Louis jail
PICS:
Inmates at St. Louis jail spark 'violent' riot, set fire, destroy windows for third time in weekshttps://t.co/r0cjJ0gh6P pic.twitter.com/B2o9maIqFT
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 6, 2021
Inmates smash windows, set fire at St. Louis city jail. https://t.co/hFfc85Sgh4 pic.twitter.com/BxwP6YnIjR
— Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) February 6, 2021
All power to the people incarcerated in the St. Louis (In)Justice Center that have taken over a portion of the jail. pic.twitter.com/1H4Iv6VYTd
— agitator in chief (@soit_goes) February 6, 2021
VIDEOS:
GO DEEPER:
Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards explains how it happened: pic.twitter.com/KPfniJ4HqN
— Julia Avery (@JuliaAveryTV) February 6, 2021
FULL public safty director Press Conference: