March 2018 - Perilous

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Uprising at Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina

ByperilousMarch 23, 2018

March 23, 2018: Prisoners overpower a guard and take control of a dorm. They hold it for an hour and a half. No damage is reported to the prison, nor injuries to prisoners or staff.

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Uprising at Arizona State Prison Complex, Yuma

ByperilousMarch 1, 2018

March 1-2, 2018: After guards beat an intoxicated prisoner, at least 600 prisoners participate in an uprising in which they attack guards, set fires, throw rocks, attack prison infrastructure and break into the healthcare unit. One prisoner, Adam Coppa, is shot and killed

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Hunger Strike at East Mississippi Correctional Facility

ByperilousMarch 1, 2018

March 1 - 5, 2018: Prisoners at a private prison run by the Management & Training Corp., launch a hunger strike in the lead-up to a trial in U.S. District court of a class-action lawsuit brought by the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of prisoners over