perilous, Author at Perilous

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Two Prisoners Escape from Gallia County Transport Vehicle, Ohio

ByperilousSeptember 3, 2019

September 3, 2019: Two prisoners escaped from a transport vehicle in Gallia County as they were being transported from an out-of-county facility back to the Gallia County Jail.

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Uprising at George W. Hill Correctional Center, Pennsylvania

ByperilousSeptember 2, 2019

September 2, 2019: Two blocks erupted in a "full-blown riot" and an emergency response team responded with the use of pepper ball bullets and batons.

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Uprising at Manhattan Detention Complex, New York

ByperilousAugust 19, 2019

August 19, 2019: A group of prisoners took part in a brief riot where they obtained equipment belonging to the facility, including a gas mask, and engaged in a standoff with Correctional Officers.

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Disturbance at New Orleans Juvenile Justice Intervention Center, Louisiana

ByperilousAugust 15, 2019

August 15, 2019: SWAT teams responded to a "disturbance" at the Juvenile Justice Center in New Orleans. Officials differed on the details of the incident.

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Attack on Guard at Central Utah Correctional Facility, Utah

ByperilousAugust 7, 2019

August 7, 2019: According to prison officials, two prisoners allegedly conspired to attack a prison guard at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. One prisoner blocked a surveillance camera while another struck the guard multiple times in the face, causing damage to his

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Hunger Strike at Scotland Correctional Institution, North Carolina

ByperilousJuly 31, 2019

July 31, 2019-end date unknown: According to the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), an unknown number of prisoners participated in a hunger strike in protest of arbitrary denial of recreation time and lack of access to notaries for legal work.

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Hunger Strike and Protest at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana

ByperilousJuly 27, 2019

July 27 - August 3, 2019: Guards deployed pepper spray after more than 100 immigrant detainees held a demonstration in the prison yard at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, a privately run ICE detention Facility owned by GEO Group. The event comes just a day after ICE

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Hunger Strike and Protest at Bossier Medium Security Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousJuly 26, 2019

July 26 - August 2, 2019: Approximately 30 immigrant detainees were pepper-sprayed following a protest in the cafeteria of the Bossier Medium Security Facility. The protest occurred in the midst of a hunger strike at the facility that began Friday, July 26.

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Attack on Guards at Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility

ByperilousJuly 17, 2019

July 17, 2019: According to prison authorities, five prisoners attacked two guards during a nurse visit at Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility. The attack continued until another guard fired “less lethal shotgun and pepper ball grenades.”

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Hunger Strike at River Correctional Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousJuly 9, 2019

July 9, 2019-end date unknown: According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Spokesperson Bryan Cox, seven immigrant detainees at the River Correctional Facility were engaged in a hunger strike as of July 11, 2019. The hunger strike began on July 9, 2019.

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