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Uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Delaware

ByperilousFebruary 1, 2017

February 1, 2017: Prisoners mask up and rush two officers following recreation time. They take a cell block for 18 hours, holding staff hostage, issuing demands to the media and explaining their actions as a response to conditions, the failure of non-violent protest, and the

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Uprising at Kinney County Detention Center, Texas

ByperilousJanuary 26, 2017

January 26, 2017: About 65 prisoners take partial control of the prison by refusing to leave the recreation area and returning to their cells, in protest of the removal of a fellow prisoner. Guards respond with tear gas and forcible removals.

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Protest at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Delaware

ByperilousJanuary 15, 2017

January 15, 2017: Inmates housed on the A and B tiers of the C-Building refused to return to their cells after recreation until they spoke with a supervisor regarding the conditions in C-Building. The disagreement was related to recreation time and to the transfer of inmates

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Uprising at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Massachusetts

ByperilousJanuary 10, 2017

January 10, 2017: After a fight broke out during recreation, officers ordered prisoners to return to their cells without showers. This caused a standoff--prisoners refused to return into their cells and forced guards out of the unit. Prisoners took control of a cellblock and

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Food Strike at Baraga Correctional Facility, Michigan

ByperilousDecember 27, 2016

December 27-28, 2016: About 80 prisoners at Baraga Correctional Facility in Michigan refused to go to the chow hall during meal time for at least two days in order to protest the quality and the quantity of food served to them by private contractor Trinity Services Group.

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Christmas Day Escape at Cocke County Jail Annex, Tennessee

ByperilousDecember 25, 2016

December 25, 2016: Six inmates escaped early on Christmas day by removing a toilet from a wall and climbing through the hole.

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Uprising at California Correctional Center, Susanville

ByperilousDecember 20, 2016

December 20-21, 2016: A riot involving at least a hundred prisoners breaks out in the medium security unit. Guards fire live ammunition at prisoners and one prisoner is shot.

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Uprising at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Canada

ByperilousDecember 14, 2016

December 14, 2016: At least 185 prisoners refuse to attend their normally-scheduled activities and instead mask up, destroy surveillance cameras, erect barricades, set fires, destroy significant portions of the prison and smash a hole in the floor so they can move to

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Uprising at El Paso County Jail, Colorado

ByperilousNovember 21, 2016

November 21, 2016: Nine prisoners engaged in a five hour long standoff with guards after the Colorado jail switched it's food provider to Trinity Food Services, which prisoners complained was giving inadequate portions.