Escape at Troup County Jail, Georgia
August 17, 2018: Two inmates escaped from Troup County Jail after climbing down a drainpipe.
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2018 National Prison Strike: California
August 9 - September 23, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): Prisoner members of the group United Kings Against Genocidal Environments (KAGE) engaged in a hunger strike at California State Prison, Los Angeles County in response to the call for a National Prison Strike. One source
2018 National Prison Strike: Lea County Correctional Facility, New Mexico
August 9, 2018: Four housing units at the private GEO Group prison refuse orders and go on strike in response to harassment and abuse. Prisoners cite admin cutting visitation and guards harassing prisoners family members, including strip searching elders.
Hunger Strike at Sterling Correctional Facility, Colorado
August 7, 2018: According to a letter from a prisoner received by the Denver Anarchist Black Cross and shared anonymously, at least 10 prisoners begin a hunger strike and release a list of demands.
Uprising at Cascade County Detention Center, Montana
July 28, 2018: Five days after the Sheriff of Great Falls issued a memo warning of rising tensions and refusing to accept new inmates held on nonviolent crimes due to conditions of overcrowding, an uprising broke out in one of the jails housing pods. On Saturday morning, as
Prisoners Hack JPay Tablets, Idaho
July 27, 2018: Idaho prison officials say 364 inmates exploit a software vulnerability in the JPay tablets they use for email, music, and games to collectively transfer nearly a quarter million dollars into their accounts.
Hunger Strike at Edmonton Remand Centre, Alberta
July 23-30, 2018: More than 200 prisoners went on hunger strike in protest of a new policy restricting time outside of their cells. One week later, 14 prisoners continued refusing meals. The prisoners were protesting a new program called "tiered rotation" in which prisoners
Hunger Strike at Bristol County House of Corrections, Massachusetts
July 17-26, 2018: Approximately 60 immigrant detainees went on hunger strike on July 17 in protest of conditions in the part of the jail operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). When prisoners in the general population unit of the same jail heard of the hunger
Uprising at Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Florida
July 15, 2018: At least nine incarcerated teenagers participate in an uprising after taking keys to the common area from an officer. The prisoners fought guards with metal food trays and destroyed prison infrastructure. The prisoners held control of the prison for about a
Hunger Strike and Encampment at Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma
July 14-17, 2018: More than 40 detainees in pod A2 begin a hunger strike "to share the opinions of mistreatment that occur inside, and to ask for changes in ICE and GEO’s policies" the detainees say in a public statement. The hunger strike lasts four days. In early July,
