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“All the Way in the Fight”: Black Lives Matter Protest in Michigan Prison

ByperilousOctober 1, 2020

Around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, a guard at Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF) used a taser on a prisoner--according to Michigan Department of Correction (MDOC) spokesperson Chris Gautz, to break up a fight. Detroit Free Press reported that the tased prisoner

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Oregon Prison Quarantined as New Cases Emerge Following Wildfire Evacuations

ByperilousSeptember 29, 2020

On September 8, the Oregon Department of Corrections announced the evacuation of nearly 3,000 prisoners from four facilities threatened by hazardous wildfire smoke conditions throughout the state. After the prisoners were returned to their home facilities, it now appears

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“We’re Suffering in Here”: Oregon Prison Evacuation Rebellion

ByperilousSeptember 13, 2020

by Lena Mercer, Perilous Chronicle The newest disaster inside Oregon prisons is raging from the outside in. As one of the most severe fire seasons attacks the West coast, prisoners across Oregon are being shuffled into sub-standard conditions and possible COVID-19 exposure

ByperilousSeptember 3, 2020

Summary Welcome back to the Perilous Podcast, a news and oral history project featuring original interviews with prisoners and detainees who have participated in or witnessed protests, uprisings and other forms of unrest behind bars. We also gather analysis and insight from

ByperilousAugust 26, 2020

August 17, 2020- ongoing: A hunger strike was initiated by those held in administrative segregation. Families and prisoners alike are demanding transparency, justice and access to basic medical care inside a facility quickly filling with positive COVID-19 cases.

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Black August Hunger Strike at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center

ByperilousAugust 25, 2020

August 10: Forty-eight African detainees in the Bravo Delta dorm of the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center declared their collective refusal to eat on August 10, continuing a yearslong saga of collective protest and repression that has characterized their fight for asylum in

ByperilousAugust 7, 2020

August 2, 2020: Detainees in Elm Unit at the Winn Correctional Center in Winn Parish, Louisiana launched a protest against indefinite detention and to demand action and information related to their cases. During the protest, detainees shouted and banged on food dishes.

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Podcast 6: Hunger Strike at Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center

ByperilousJune 29, 2020

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Disturbance at Redgranite Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

ByperilousMay 12, 2020

May 11, 2020: A unit at Redgranite Correctional refused to comply with staff directives after the prison was placed on "modified movement" status, a form of lockdown. The modified status was instituted after a guard tested positive for Covid-19.

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Documents Reveal a Series of Protests and Uprisings at Cook County Jail, Chicago

ByperilousMay 6, 2020

April 29, 2020: Documents recently released by the Cook County Sheriff's Office reveal numerous incidents of prisoner-led protest and rebellion against guards and staff in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak at the facility. As of May 6, more than 500 detainees at the

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“All the Way in the Fight”: Black Lives Matter Protest in Michigan Prison

Oregon Prison Quarantined as New Cases Emerge Following Wildfire Evacuations

“We’re Suffering in Here”: Oregon Prison Evacuation Rebellion

Podcast 7: Black August Hunger Strike from ICE Detention

Hunger Strike at Eastern Oregon Correctional

Black August Hunger Strike at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center

“If they kill me in the hole, I’ll go out satisfied”: Protest at Winn Correctional

Podcast 6: Hunger Strike at Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center

Disturbance at Redgranite Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

Documents Reveal a Series of Protests and Uprisings at Cook County Jail, Chicago

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