December 2019 - Perilous

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Disturbance at Nebraska Diagnostic and Evaluation Center

ByperilousDecember 24, 2019

December 24, 2019: At around 7:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, at least 14 inmates attacked guards and destroyed property including a window, furniture, and surveillance cameras. According to a press release from the Department of Corrections, the incident started when “staff

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Hunger Strike at El Paso Processing Center, Texas

ByperilousDecember 13, 2019

October, 2019 - ongoing: Three prisoners at the ICE-operated El Paso Processing Center began hunger strikes within the previous two months demanding their freedom and protesting denial of due process. ICE agents are force-feeding them using tubes forced in the nose and down

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Two Prisoners Barricade their Cell at Marble Valley Regional Correctional, Vermont

ByperilousDecember 4, 2019

December 5, 2019: Two prisoners at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility barricaded themselves in their cell and refused orders from guards, according to WCAX. The prison's "special response team" was called in to end the standoff.

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Detained Asylum Seekers Stage Protest at Winn Correctional Center, Louisiana

ByperilousDecember 3, 2019

December 3rd, 2019: Detainees who are currently seeking asylum in Winn Correctional Center (WCC) refused to move back to their cells in a protest over their prolonged detention, some having spent over 8 months awaiting parole.

Month: December 2019

Disturbance at Nebraska Diagnostic and Evaluation Center

Hunger Strike at El Paso Processing Center, Texas

Two Prisoners Barricade their Cell at Marble Valley Regional Correctional, Vermont

Detained Asylum Seekers Stage Protest at Winn Correctional Center, Louisiana

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