September 2017 - Perilous

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Attack on Guards at Oahu Correctional Center, Hawaii

ByperilousSeptember 30, 2017

September 30, 2017: A group of approximately 18 prisoners attacked three guards as they were being moved from their housing unit to the medical unit. The attack may have occurred in retaliation for a lockdown of the prison.

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Attack on Guards at Varner Unit, Arkansas

ByperilousSeptember 26, 2017

September 26, 2017: A group of prisoners attack guards and stab a lieutenant and beat a major. Prison guards react violently with abuses documented by contraband prisoner cell phones.

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Uprising at Baffin Correctional Centre, Nunavut, Canada

ByperilousSeptember 25, 2017

September 25, 2017: At least four prisoners participated in a two hour uprising that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the facility. According to the Department of Justice, prisoners destroyed "85 per cent of the building's medium security bed space and 33 per cent

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Plot to Electrocute Guard at Lincoln Hills School, Wisconsin

ByperilousSeptember 25, 2017

September 25, 2017: A group of male juvenile detainees poured water on the floor and into a wall outlet and dipped the end of the chord from a fan into water before requesting that a guard plug the fan in. The attempted attack was allegedly in retaliation for the guard

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Uprising at Cummins Unit, Arkansas

ByperilousSeptember 14, 2017

September 14, 2017: Arkansas prisoners stage another short uprising, after incidents in July and August at Tucker Unit. The rebels refuse orders and destroy property. Three prisoners are injured, and one calls out to local media to report that conditions are "like a

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Uprising at Norton Correctional Facility, Kansas

ByperilousSeptember 5, 2017

September 5, 2017: More than 400 prisoners participate in a "huge riot" destroying prison property, overturning an emergency medical response vehicle, and fighting guards with homemade weapons. Officials later estimate the damage to the prison at $80,000.

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Rebellion at Bartholomew County Jail, Indiana

ByperilousSeptember 4, 2017

September 4, 2017: Two prisoners kick out the mesh section of their cell doors and use them to attack guards while other prisoners flood the cell block causing a total of $8,000 in damage.