Video from the scene shows several people in prison robes throwing out objects through busted windows on the third floor of the St. Louis Justice Center. Local media reported chairs and tables were tossed out.
The inmates were filmed holding up a ‘Help Us’ sign as police arrived on scene to assist corrections officers.
TV channel KTVI FOX 2 News quoted police as saying that around 60 inmates are involved in the riot.
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