May 2016 - Perilous

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Disturbance During Power Outage and Forced Evacuation at Luther Unit in Texas

ByperilousMay 21, 2016

May 21, 2016: At least 50 prisoners refused to comply with orders to return to their cells during a power outage caused by flooding. After prisoners protested for an hour, guards used chemical agents to subdue the protest and send three prisoners to the hospital for unknown

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Uprising at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

ByperilousMay 21, 2016

May 21, 2016: Three prisoners attack guards while at least 20 prisoners in the rec yard cover surveillance cameras with sheets and block doors. Prisoners report this resulted from a protest of poor conditions at the jail.

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Free Alabama Movement May Day Strike

ByperilousMay 1, 2016

May 1-11, 2016: In solidarity with Texas prisoners, and in response to ADOC plan to build four "mega prisons" to quell rebellions, Free Alabama Movement calls for a strike and action at the state legislature. The ADOC budget request fails on the second day of the strike,

Month: May 2016

Disturbance During Power Outage and Forced Evacuation at Luther Unit in Texas

Uprising at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Free Alabama Movement May Day Strike

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