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Uprising at Jefferson County Jail, Arkansas

ByperilousJuly 30, 2015

July 30, 2015: Approximately 80 prisoners wore masks over their faces and covered surveillance cameras while they destroyed their housing unit, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The uprising occurred in response to the jail tightening security and taking away some

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Uprising at Bibb Correctional Facility, Alabama

ByperilousJuly 30, 2015

July 30, 2015: Sixteen inmates barricaded their dorm on Thursday, blocking officers from entering. After taking control of the dorm the inmates disconnected the electricity causing a minor fire and caused a significant amount of property damage. No one was injured in the

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Uprising at Arizona State Prison at Kingman, Arizona

ByperilousJuly 1, 2015

July 1 - July 4, 2015: Prisoners at the Arizona State Prison in Kingman, a private prison run by the Management & Training Corporation (MTC), riot for three days following an attack on guards. Following the riots, the governor of Arizona announces that the state would be

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Uprising at Central North Correctional Centre, Ontario

ByperilousJune 19, 2015

June 19, 2015: Forty-five inmates in two separate units of a maximum-security facility in Penetanguishene engaged in a six-hour long uprising causing an estimated $50,000 in damage, according to the president of the union that represents prison employees.

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Attack on Guards at Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousJune 17, 2015

June 17, 2015: Two men held in the Anna M. Kross Center, the mental health facility at Rikers Island, attacked 6 guards before being subdued with pepper spray.

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Hunger Strike at Eloy Detention Center, Arizona

ByperilousJune 13, 2015

June 13, 2015: Over 200 detainees sat down in the recreation yard of the Eloy Detention Center and engaged in a hunger strike in response to guard abuse and lack of medical services.

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Mother’s Day Uprising at Tecumseh Correctional, Nebraska

ByperilousMay 10, 2015

May 10, 2015: Prisoners of all races take control of multiple housing units in the prison (including staff offices), fight off guards together, set fires, destroy walls and other infrastructure. They use office phones to call their mothers and the media and chant “Hands

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Disturbance at SCI Houtzdale, Pennsylvania

ByperilousApril 28, 2015

April 28, 2015: According to charges filed by a Pennsylvania State Trooper, a group of prisoners at SCI Houtzdale attacked guards after one guard tried to break up a fight between prisoners in the prison yard.

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Attack on Guards at Arizona State Prison Complex, Florence, Arizona

ByperilousApril 9, 2015

April 9, 2015: As many as 30 prisoners attack guards after they perceive an act of disrespect on their part. Seven guards are injured, one seriously. Seven months later, the Arizona Department of Corrections releases a video of the event.

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Work Stoppage and Hunger Strike at Karnes County Residential Center, Texas

ByperilousMarch 30, 2015

March 30, 2015 - (end date unknown): Around 78 detained immigrant mothers, most of whom were seeking asylum from Central American countries, signed a letter demanding their release and launched a work and hunger strike as well as a boycott of the facility.

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