<br /> <p>Police cleared the area</a> in front of a remand prison in Nice on January 24, after prison guards set fires before the entrance to an adjacent courthouse, in protest against violence and staffing levels in French prisons.</p><p>Night watchmen at the prison and detainees in the court were unable to leave the building due to the protest, according to French media.</a>.</p><p>The protest follows a nationwide strike</a> by prison guards on January 22 and prison unions leaving the negotiating table on January 23.</p><p>In Paris, prison guard protests were threatening to disrupt the first trial related to the 2015 Paris attacks, according to the AP</a>. Credit: Vidéo Grégory Leclerc @Nice_Matin via Storyful</p><br />
