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Inmates unfold a banner reading in Italian Pardon as they stage a protest against new rules, including the suspension of relatives' visits, to cope with coronavirus emergency, on the roof of the San Vittore prison in Milan, Italy, Monday, March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from China's playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inmates unfold a banner reading in Italian Pardon as they stage a protest against new rules, including the suspension of relatives' visits, to cope with coronavirus emergency, on the roof of the San Vittore prison in Milan, Italy, Monday, March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from China's playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europ…

March 9, 2020

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Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose
March 9, 2020 9:17 a.m.

Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose

ROME (AP) — Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infirmary and overdosed on methadone.