Coronavirus containment measures spark prison protests across Italy as nation goes into lockdown

Protests erupted in prisons across Italy on March 9, 2020, after the government imposed limits on visits as a measure to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. At least six inmates died in one prison in the northern city of Modena amid the protests. Italy meanwhile expanded a lockdown to cover the nation’s entire 60 million population, people can only travel for work, medical reasons or emergencies until April 3.