The Language of the Unheard vs The Demands of the Entitled: Two Sides of Rioting

On Saturday, February 6 a riot erupted at the City Justice Center (CJC), a correctional facility in St. Louis when over 100 incarcerated people housed in the facility protested over inadequate COVID-19 protocols and conditions. The protest, the third since December, happened at the behest of inmates’ demands for proper heat, proper personal protect…