Biella: Inmate Sets Fire to Mattress and Attacks Officers

BIELLA – Another episode of violence and tension in the Biella prison. In the isolation ward, an inmate set fire to his mattress and his clothes, creating a situation of grave danger inside the facility. At the sight of smoke and in an attempt to intervene to put out the flames, the prison police officers were attacked by the man, who threw excrement at them, blocking access to the cell. The inmate was secured and the flames were put out, avoidi…