Protest at Northeast Correctional Center, Missouri
August 22, 2018: Prisoners refused orders to return to their cells and engaged in a non-violent sit-down protest in order to raise grievances regarding lack of recreation time.
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2018 National Prison Strike: North Carolina
August, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): North Carolina prisoners issued a set of 8 additional demands focusing on mental health treatment and solitary confinement as well as a call for truce between various groups of prisoners. On August 20, supporters gathered for a noise
2018 National Prison Strike: Georgia
August, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): Jailhouse Lawyers Speak declare active boycotts and work stoppages at multiple facilities in Georgia, but state that "strike numbers are not yet strong enough to shut down a prison". A spokesperson for JLS reminds reporters of the brutal
2018 National Prison Strike: Florida
August, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): According to IWOC Gainesville, prisoners at five facilities in Florida engage in work strikes and commissary boycotts: Charlotte Correctional Institution, Dade Correctional Institution, Holmes Correctional Institution, Appalachee
2018 National Prison Strike: Burnside Jail, Nova Scotia
August 21 - September 9, 2018: On August 19 prisoners at Central Nova Correctional Facility in Burnside, Nova Scotia issue a statement in solidarity with the nationwide prisoner strike in the US. Their statement contained a committment to striking and a list of demands. They
2018 National Prison Strike
August 21 - September 9, 2018 (exact dates vary based on location): Prisoners with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak and other organizations issued 10 national demands with a call to action for work stoppages, sit-down strikes, hunger strikes and boycotts of the commissary. Organizers
2018 National Prison Strike: Saguaro Correctional Center, Eloy, Arizona
August 21, 2018: Prisoners transferred from the Nevada Department of Corrections to the Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona went on hunger strike in coordination with the National Hunger Strike.
2018 National Prison Strike: South Carolina
August 21, 2018 - September 9, 2018: Commissary Boycotts and widespread work stoppages occur in at least six facilities in South Carolina as part of the #August21 National Prison Strike. South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) claims there are no work strikes and
Attack on Guards at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Massachusetts
August 20, 2018: At least 6 prisoners participated in an attack on prison guards. The attack began between one prisoner and two guards and other prisoners and guards joined the fight as it progressed.
Protest at South Central Correctional Center, Missouri
August 17 - 21, 2018 (exact end date uncertain): Prisoners in the administrative segregation (ad-seg) unit engage in a collective protest in order to raise grievances regarding conditions in the unit. Prisoners use a tactic of refusing their cellmates on the basis of
