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Month: April 2020

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100 Prisoners in Connecticut Transferred after Threatening to Organize Protests about COVID-19

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100 Prisoners in Connecticut Transferred after Threatening to Organize Protests about COVID-19
April 3, 2020: Over 100 prisoners were transferred after they threatened to organize hunger strikes and work stoppages to protest the facility’s new rules aimed at avoiding the spread of COVID-19. The recently implemented rules limit the movement of prisoners and require

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Uprising at El Paso County Jail over New COVID-19 Restrictions

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Uprising at El Paso County Jail over New COVID-19 Restrictions
April 2, 2020: After being informed of new restrictions due to COVID-19, an argument and disturbance between deputies and prisoners ensued around one of the new restrictions that forces prisoners to eat on their bunks, instead of in the usual common areas.  In response,

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Protest at Neuse Correctional, North Carolina in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

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Protest at Neuse Correctional, North Carolina in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
April 2, 2020: A group of prisoners at the Neuse Correctional Institution staged a protest Thursday afternoon after receiving news that two prisoners at the facility had tested positive for COVID-19.

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Hunger Strike at Krome Detention Center, Florida

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Hunger Strike at Krome Detention Center, Florida
April 2, 2020 - Detainees at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida launched a hunger strike on Thursday, April 2. The detainees cited the pandemic as a primary motivator in the strike, releasing a video statement at the start of the strike to a Miami

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Hunger Strike at Franklin County Jail, Pennsylvania

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Hunger Strike at Franklin County Jail, Pennsylvania
March 30, 2020: A hunger strike at the Franklin County Jail which began on March 30 spread to a second block and won a few improvements in the preventive measures taken to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Disturbance at Portland, Oregon Juvenile Detention Facility

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Disturbance at Portland, Oregon Juvenile Detention Facility
April 1, 2020: An unspecified "disturbance" occurred on the evening of Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Home (JDH) in Portland.

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