US Federal Bureau of Prisons has instituted temporary national lockdown for the first time in 25 years, Government Executive reported.
The decision was taken because of the ongoing riots following the death of African American George Floyd.
The protests in the US came following a video showing African American Floyd's arrest. Floyd was suspected of shopping with fake money at a store.
He was handcuffed and thrown to the ground, after which a police officer pressed him on the asphalt with his knee. Floyd screamed that he couldn’t breathe, but the police officers didn’t pay attention to him. The African American was hospitalized, but doctors failed to save his life.
