MOSCOW – Several hundred inmates have rioted in a prison in southern Russia, while police numbers have been beefed up to quell the protests, several media outlets reported on October 15.
Reuters: Hundreds of inmates riot in Russian prison
A woman carrying bags of food walks towards the entrance to the Lefortovo prison, where Paul Whelan, an American ex-Marine who Russian prosecutors have charged with espionage, is held, Moscow, Jan. 16, 2019.
