Inmates stage uprising at St. Louis jail dogged by unrest

Inmates, from a second cell block, cough and try to breath through broken windows after officers deploy a chemical irritant at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Inmates in a second cell block break windows and chant at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Onlookers watch from the street as inmates chant and throw things from broken windows at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, on Sunday, April 4, 2021. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)