Thanksgiving Attack on Correctional Captain, Rikers Island, New York
November 23, 2017: Prisoners carry out a premeditated, retaliatory attack on a corrections captain following the captain's alleged use of excessive force.
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Attack on Guards at Five Points Correctional Facility, New York
November 3, 2017: In a series of incidents, guards transporting a group of prisoners were attacked while intervening in fights. Six officers were treated for injuries.
Hunger Strikes in Maricopa County Jails, Arizona
Late October 2017: Around 23 prisoners held in the Maricopa County jails went on hunger strike to protest poor food quality.
Uprising at Pasquotank Correctional Institution, North Carolina
October 12, 2017: Prisoners set fire to the "specialty sewing plant" of the prison and attempt to escape. Four prison employees are killed and several others injured.
Uprising at McCormick Correctional Institution, South Carolina
October 4, 2017: Prisoners take control of a unit of the prison and set fires, chase officers with knives, and climb on the roof. They are able to hold their unit for three hours until their captors regain control.
Attack on Guards at Oahu Correctional Center, Hawaii
September 30, 2017: A group of approximately 18 prisoners attacked three guards as they were being moved from their housing unit to the medical unit. The attack may have occurred in retaliation for a lockdown of the prison.
Attack on Guards at Varner Unit, Arkansas
September 26, 2017: A group of prisoners attack guards and stab a lieutenant and beat a major. Prison guards react violently with abuses documented by contraband prisoner cell phones.
Uprising at Baffin Correctional Centre, Nunavut, Canada
September 25, 2017: At least four prisoners participated in a two hour uprising that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the facility. According to the Department of Justice, prisoners destroyed "85 per cent of the building's medium security bed space and 33 per cent
Plot to Electrocute Guard at Lincoln Hills School, Wisconsin
September 25, 2017: A group of male juvenile detainees poured water on the floor and into a wall outlet and dipped the end of the chord from a fan into water before requesting that a guard plug the fan in. The attempted attack was allegedly in retaliation for the guard
Uprising at Cummins Unit, Arkansas
September 14, 2017: Arkansas prisoners stage another short uprising, after incidents in July and August at Tucker Unit. The rebels refuse orders and destroy property. Three prisoners are injured, and one calls out to local media to report that conditions are "like a
