Police identified the men within 24 hours following the revolt, by reviewing security camera surveillance footage from the centre. The video footage showed the violence that took place, including mattresses set on fire, centre residents climbing onto the roof, firefighters putting out the blaze, and police restoring order. Outside of the centre, meanwhile, about 20 anarchists had gathered. The attempted breakout began at 14:30 and the activists arrived immediately after that to start a protest. The activists announced the arrests live on a radio broadcast.

"Some CPR residents have been taken to prison for having protested for their freedom," the DJ-activist said. Previous episodes The incident on October 17 is not the first revolt that has broken out at the Turin CPR, which is the only one in northern Italy with a 200-bed capacity, slated to increase. On August 6, a group of residents damaged walls and windows in an attempt to pull out bricks, glass, and nails to throw at police officers.In that episode, one resident started a fire and another climbed onto the roof, threatening to harm himself with glass shards.

Other episodes took place on August 11 and 12, which led to the expulsion of eight Tunisians and three Moroccans. A warrant was issued for the arrest of a North African man, and a man from Senegal was arrested for violence and resistance against a public officer. In that case, police seized a variety of objects, including metal clubs, razors, lighters, bolts, sharpened pieces of plastic, drill bits, handmade daggers, ropes fashioned from sheets, and bed covers used to climb walls.

 "The type of residents housed at the CPR make it a powder keg," said Pietro Di Lorenzo, provincial secretary-general of Italian police union SIAP. "There are numerous residents, they are exasperated, and the lack of personnel doesn't help. The personnel from the immigration office and those tasked with surveillance are largely insufficient," he said.