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Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousMarch 25, 2015

March 25, 2015: Following another hunger strike earlier in the month, approximately 12 prisoners launch a second hunger strike to express issues with the fulfillment of their previous demands for religious freedom, access to exercise and other issues. The hunger strike lasts

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Disturbance at Illinois Youth Center at Kewanee

ByperilousMarch 24, 2015

March 24, 2015: According to the correctional officers union, seventeen inmates at the juvenile detention center smashed out windows at the facility and threatened one correctional officer with shards of glass.

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Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

ByperilousMarch 16, 2015

March 16, 2015: Between thirty and forty prisoners went on hunger strike for a month, protesting new restrictions on recreation and group programming for those in solitary confinement. Prisoners alleged that they were being prevented from attending religious services, a

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Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousMarch 2, 2015

March 2 - 3, 2015: At least 15 prisoners in the high security unit launch a hunger strike to demand access to outdoors exercise, freedom to practice Indigenous religious ceremonies and other demands. Forrest Pelletier, a prisoner at Regina involved in the strike, spoke with

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Disturbance at Bernalillo Metropolitan Detention Center, New Mexico

ByperilousMarch 2, 2015

March 2, 2015: Two prisoners caused a disturbance by damaging parts of their prison cells and trying to agitate other prisoners. One kicked and broke cell doors, while the other smashed a cell door window. The damage cost the prison over $1,000.

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Hunger Strike at Georgia State Prison

ByperilousFebruary 26, 2015

February 26, 2015: At least four prisoners went on hunger strike to protest various conditions, including beatings and lack of access to sufficient food, sanitation, exercise, and an effective grievance process. They also demanded an end to the state’s Tier Program, a 2013

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Uprising at Willacy County Correctional Center, Texas

ByperilousFebruary 20, 2015

February 20, 2015: Nearly 2,000 inmates participated in an uprising at a private prison run by Management and Training Corporation. The facility, which lies approximately 40 miles from the US-Mexico border was used primarily to house immigrants due for deportation.

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Attack on Guards at San Juan County Adult Detention Center, New Mexico

ByperilousDecember 28, 2014

December 28, 2015: Multiple prisoners attacked guards at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 28 after the guards responded to reports of a fight in pod B8. Additional prisoners refused orders to disperse, causing the guards to retreat. Following a brief negotiation, the prisoners

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Protest at Marquette Branch Prison, Michigan

ByperilousNovember 8, 2014

November 8, 2014: Approximately 40 prisoners refused to leave the prison yard and demanded to speak with the warden about issues related to the quality of food served by the prison's privatized food service, Aramark.

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Attack on Guards at Five Points Correctional Facility, New York

ByperilousSeptember 30, 2014

September 30, 2014: Two prisoners attacked guards as the guards attempted to intervene in a fight. Three guards were transported to a local hospital for treatment.

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Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

Disturbance at Illinois Youth Center at Kewanee

Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

Disturbance at Bernalillo Metropolitan Detention Center, New Mexico

Hunger Strike at Georgia State Prison

Uprising at Willacy County Correctional Center, Texas

Attack on Guards at San Juan County Adult Detention Center, New Mexico

Protest at Marquette Branch Prison, Michigan

Attack on Guards at Five Points Correctional Facility, New York

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