A Chronicle of Prisoner Unrest Across the US and Canada
Prison Protest Event Tracking
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | Coordinated Hunger Strike Across Seven Canada Prisons | https://perilouschronicle.com/2021/07/01/coordinated-hunger-strike-across-six-canada-prisons-honours-indigenous-children/ |
| 2021-01-01 | Hunger Strike at SCI Phoenix, Pennsylvania | https://perilouschronicle.com/2021/06/25/pennsylvania-prisoners-start-hunger-strike-against-isolation-practices/ |
| 2021-01-01 | Hunger Strike at Eyman State Prison, Arizona | https://kjzz.org/content/1668692/inmates-hunger-strike-protesting-arizona-prison-conditions?fbclid=IwAR2z49Wjtao-TQTzatJXxFPr3GCJw6EtOuBEYgQbhKiH5VTW5zgxB9SgR6U |
| 2021-01-04 | Hunger Strike at Pine Grove Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada | https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/covid-19-has-meant-delayed-court-dates-and-access-to-medical-care-for-pine-grove-inmates-remanded-women-are-speaking-out |
| 2021-01-04 | Hunger Strike at Pine Grove Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/pine-grove-update-1.5882422 |
| 2021-01-05 | Escape from Merced County Downtown Jail, California | https://abc30.com/merced-jail-escape-county-outbreak/10319952/ |
| 2021-01-06 | Uprising and Attack on Guards at Inverness County Jail, Oregon | https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/inmates-riot-at-inverness-jail-as-covid-19-stokes-tension/ |
| 2021-01-09 | Hunger Strike at California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility, California | https://itsgoingdown.org/corcoran-ca-report-on-hunger-strike-at-california-substance-abuse-and-treatment-facility/ |
| 2021-01-09 | Attack on Guards at Sussex I State Prison, Virginia | https://www.whsv.com/2021/01/10/virginia-prison-officer-stabbed-responding-to-a-disturbance/ |
| 2021-01-10 | Escape from Lerdo Justice Facility, California | https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/kcso-inmates-escape-lerdo-justice-facility/ |
| 2021-01-11 | Attack on Guards at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, New Jersey | https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey-edna-mahan-correctional-facility-correctional-officers-charged-assault-gurbir-grewal-20210204.html |
| 2021-01-21 | Hunger Strike at Logan Correctional Center, Illinois | https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-logan-prison-hunger-strike-20210616-zybygjrp2ngdbjvhouqkcclgmi-story.html |
| 2021-01-23 | Disturbance at Tom Green County Detention Facility, Texas | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/disturbance-at-the-tom-green-county-detention-center/ |
| 2021-01-26 | Attack on Guards at Southwest Correctional Center, Missouri | https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2021/02/02/officers-inmates-call-for-change-after-missouri-prison-melee |
| 2021-02-05 | Escape from Okanogan County Jail, Washington | https://www.q13fox.com/news/okanogan-prisoners-escaped-through-ventilation-ducts-sheriff-says |
| 2021-02-06 | Uprising at St. Louis Justice Center, Missouri | https://perilouschronicle.com/2021/04/05/easter-rebellion-at-the-st-louis-city-jail/ |
| 2021-02-06 | Uprising at St. Louis Justice Center, Missouri | https://www.liberationnews.org/letter-from-an-inmate-st-louis-prisoners-protest-covid-violations-inhumane-conditions/ |
| 2021-02-07 | Protest at Lawrence County Jail, Pennsylvania | https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/multiple-police-units-converge-on-jail-disturbance/article_e3ee109a-c336-11eb-916e-b34fa5f36b03.html |
| 2021-02-15 | Hunger Strike at Bertie Correctional Institution, North Carolina (exact start date unknown) | https://itsgoingdown.org/north-carolina-anti-prison-riot-squad-sent-in-after-successful-hunger-strike/ |
| 2021-02-16 | Escape from Rowan County Detention Center, North Carolina | https://salisburypost.com/2021/05/17/two-men-escape-from-rowan-county-detention-center-found-in-bushes-on-fulton-street/ |
| 2021-02-17 | Escape from Walsh County Jail, North Dakota | https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/7050988-Sheriff-2-Walsh-County-inmates-back-in-custody-after-escape-violent-attack-on-jailers |
| 2021-02-18 | Hunger Strike at Bordeaux Prison, Montreal, Canada | https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bordeaux-prison-inmates-hold-hunger-strike-over-confinement-measures-1.5310338 |
| 2021-02-24 | Escape from Estrella County Jail, Arizona | https://www.azfamily.com/news/3-inmates-captured-after-escaping-from-estrella-jail-in-phoenix/article_7d63e4e2-9ff2-11eb-b1a6-7f39c7f940e8.html |
| 2021-03-01 | Hunger Strike at Niagara Correctional Centre, Ontario, Canada (exact start date unknown) | https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/local-st-catharines/news/2021/05/05/hunger-strike-at-niagara-detention-centre-in-opposition-to-new-phone-system.html |
| 2021-03-01 | Hunger Strike at Kilby Correctional Facility, Alabama | https://www.theroot.com/i-feel-like-im-finna-die-why-everyone-in-alabamas-pris-1845985484 |
| 2021-03-05 | Escape from Cherokee County Jail, Kansas | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/cherokee-county-jail-escapees-apprehended/ |
| 2021-03-10 | Hunger Strike at Angola State Prison, Louisana | https://twitter.com/angola_watchdog/status/1362169988124082176 |
| 2021-03-18 | Escape from Community Corrections Center, Nebraska | https://nptelegraph.com/news/state-and-regional/inmates-from-dawson-county-escaped-from-community-corrections-center-in-lincoln/article_9399de68-a922-11eb-bae1-4fdeca8f98fb.html |
| 2021-03-22 | Hunger Strike at East Jersey State Prison, New Jersey | https://theintercept.com/2021/04/29/new-jersey-prison-legionnaires-disease/ |
| 2021-03-27 | Attack on Guards at Oklahoma County Jail, Oklahoma | https://kfor.com/news/detention-officer-hospitalized-and-inmate-killed-after-hostage-situation-protestors-and-family-members-say-poor-conditions-to-blame/ |
| 2021-03-31 | Hunger Strike at Sonoma County Jail, California | https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sonoma-county-jail-inmates-call-for-more-contact-with-outside-world/?sba=AAS |
| 2021-04-01 | Disturbance at Ottawa County Jail, Oklahama | https://www.koamnewsnow.com/damage-to-ottawa-county-jail-by-inmates-costing-thousands/ |
| 2021-04-01 | Hunger Strike at Otero County Jail, New Mexico | https://www.alamogordonews.com/story/news/2021/03/10/covid-19-practices-otero-county-jail-prompt-detainee-hunger-strike/4599002001/ |
| 2021-04-04 | Uprising at Monroe County Correctional Facility, Pennsylvania | https://www.tnonline.com/20210109/supervisor-actions-contain-monroe-prison-disturbance/ |
| 2021-04-10 | Disturbance at Idaho State Correctional Center, Idaho | https://apnews.com/article/fires-boise-prison-riots-idaho-prisons-5c1da017e8073a4c089c2d6a7e03ac3e |
| 2021-04-17 | Escape from Douglas County Court, Missouri | https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/omaha-teens-charged-in-double-homicide-tried-to-escape-from-kansas-city-area-jail-prosecutor/article_80c621f8-1881-5243-873e-24e1b28ebc02.html |
| 2021-04-19 | Hunger Strike at Drumheller Institution, Alberta, Canada | https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/like-the-walls-are-closing-in-drumheller-inmates-stage-hunger-strike-to-protest-lockdown |
| 2021-04-22 | Disturbance at Swanson Correctional Center, Louisiana | https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2021/06/28/swanson-inmates-barricade-themselves-inside-building-one-inmate-arrested/7788239002/ |
| 2021-04-28 | Escape from Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center, Oklahoma | https://kfor.com/news/local/authorities-searching-for-two-inmates-who-walked-away-from-an-oklahoma-prison/ |
| 2021-04-28 | Escape from Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence, Arizona | https://apnews.com/article/arizona-phoenix-robbery-prisons-f123da4d03ab853bbc31415985a6fb89 |
| 2021-04-29 | Escape from Coffee County Jail, Tennessee | https://www.wsmv.com/news/coffee-county-inmates-captured-after-escaping-work-detail/article_b0c8566a-802b-11eb-8971-c370e2dd7fca.html |
| 2021-05-01 | Hunger Strike at Moose Lake Facility, Minnesota | https://www.startribune.com/sex-offenders-at-moose-lake-end-14-day-hunger-strike-after-reaching-deal-with-state-officials/600019058/ |
| 2021-05-03 | Disturbance at Bergen County Jail, New Jersey | https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2021/05/07/bergen-county-jail-inmates-corrections-officers-clash-over-contraband/4992794001/ |
| 2021-05-07 | Disturbance at Southern State CF, Vermont | https://twitter.com/PerilousPrisons/status/1257006256369221633?s=20 |
| 2021-05-12 | Escape from St. Francois County Jail, Missouri | https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmates-face-new-charges-after-jail-escape/article_c1844d1c-9ef4-5f4f-a504-77ca6682aca9.html |
| 2021-05-13 | Escape from Ross County Jail, Ohio | https://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/2021/02/08/sheriff-inmates-broke-through-wall-escaped-roof/4436512001/ |
| 2021-05-24 | Escape from Carson City Jail, Nevada | https://mynews4.com/news/local/two-inmates-escape-carson-city-jail-saturday-evening |
| 2021-05-25 | Disturbance at Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center, Texas | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/cert-officers-end-inmate-disturbance-at-cameron-county-jail/ |
| 2021-05-26 | Hunger Strike at Bergen County Jail, New Jersey | https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmates-face-new-charges-after-jail-escape/article_c1844d1c-9ef4-5f4f-a504-77ca6682aca9.html |
| 2021-05-26 | Hunger Strike at Buffalo Federal Detention Center, New York | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/COVID-19-hunger-strikes-scramble-for-vaccine-at-16000870.php |
| 2021-05-28 | Escape from Tyler County Jail, Texas | https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/2-armed-and-dangerous-deep-east-texas-inmates-escape-tyler-county-jail/501-91362238-9e3d-487d-8ad7-cbad19c37928 |
| 2021-05-31 | Disturbance at Bridge City Center for Youth, Louisiana | https://www.wdsu.com/article/employee-hospitalized-14-imprisoned-youth-charged-with-escape-at-bridge-city-center-for-youth-monday/36608958# |
| 2021-06-01 | Hunger Strike at Sonoma County Jail, California | https://www.audacy.com/kcbsradio/news/local/sonoma-county-inmates-hunger-strike-for-in-person-visits |
| 2021-06-04 | Disturbance at Hawaii Community Correctional Center, Hawaii | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/06/05/breaking-news/hawaii-community-correctional-center-investigating-friday-night-inmate-riot/ |
| 2021-06-07 | Escape from Southwest Multi-County Correctional Center, North Dakota | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/dickinson-police-searching-for-two-escaped-inmates/ |
| 2021-06-07 | Hunger Strike at Laval Migrant Center, Quebec, Canada | https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/declaration-of-the-inmates-of-the-laval-detention-centre |
| 2021-06-14 | Hunger Strike at Barton Jail, Ontario, Canada | https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2021/03/11/covid-and-conditions-fuel-growing-hunger-strike-at-hamilton-prison/ |
| 2021-06-15 | Escape from Cullman County Jail, Alabama | https://apnews.com/article/alabama-cullman-prisons-3fe1af5205636531f6bbc4c807710327 |
| 2021-06-15 | Escape from San Joaquin County Honor Farm Facility, California | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/two-inmates-break-out-of-honor-farm-jail-in-san-joaquin-county/103-b95ee9a2-6eb9-4d9c-984f-4bb6c982e9c9 |
| 2021-06-21 | Disturbance at Clay County Detention Center, Missouri | https://eminetra.com/authorities-stop-jail-disturbance-at-clay-county-detention-center-news-kansas-city-missouri/605861/ |
| 2021-06-22 | Disturbance and Attack on Guards at Northern Neck Regional Jail, Virginia | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/missed-meal-leads-to-disturbance-involving-17-prisoners-at-northern-neck-regional-jail/article_392bf01d-e297-5f2e-a10c-dfedda2da316.html |
| 2021-06-23 | Escape from Henry County Jail, Indiana | https://fox59.com/news/police-looking-for-escaped-inmate-from-henry-county-jail/ |
| 2021-06-23 | Hunger Strike at Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre, Canada | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/inmates-in-saskatoon-prince-albert-stage-hunger-strike-1.5860712 |
| 2021-06-26 | Escape from Bridge City Correctional Facility, Louisiana | https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-kids-escape-juvenile-jail-new-orleans-20210428-3tzblywo55acjd7ltqjfn625ae-story.html |
| 2021-06-28 | Disturbance at Spalding County Jail, Georgia | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/swat-called-in-to-put-down-jail-disturbance-spalding-jail/85-59b72f52-dad8-4088-8ec7-e168e5c49fb0 |
Perilous is a digital research and media project documenting and publicizing acts of prisoner resistance and unrest across the US and Canada. We hope to include every event since 2010 in which two or more prisoners take action inside any type of carceral facility–state prisons, immigrant detention centers, city, county jails, federal prisons, juvenile centers, and more.
