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“Perfect Recipe for a Riot”: COVID-19 Conditions and Resistance Inside Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson, Michigan

ByperilousDecember 4, 2020

By Ray Noll and Elizabeth Topp As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge inside Michigan prisons, those confined inside the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center (RGC) in Jackson County are fighting back and taking collective action against deplorable conditions. While

ByperilousDecember 1, 2020

Prisoners at the Saskatoon Provisional Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada organized a hunger strike last weekend to protest the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

ByperilousNovember 26, 2020

Hundreds of prisoners in the Cook Unit of the Eyman prison in Florence, Arizona reportedly surrounded prison staff and destroyed prison infrastructure during an uprising Wednesday afternoon

ByperilousNovember 14, 2020

Loren Reed, dubbed the “Arizona Emo Anarchist” by a local right-wing news site, was released on his own recognizance this week pending trial after more than four and a half months of pre-trial detention.

ByperilousNovember 13, 2020

At the end of October, in the midst of a rapidly spreading COVID-19 epidemic at the facility, a small group of prisoners in D yard have announced a work stoppage and hunger strike in protest of what they consider to be institution’s “failure to protect” them from the spread

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First 90 Days of Prisoner Resistance to COVID-19: Report on Events, Data, and Trends

ByperilousNovember 12, 2020

In this report, Perilous Chronicle analyzes the first 90 days of prisoner resistance to COVID-19, beginning in March 2020. It describes the context for the wave of unrest, describes major events from this period, and draws conclusions based on the data collected for each event.

ByperilousOctober 7, 2020

Prisoners at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Pasquotank County, North Carolina have declared a fourteen day hunger strike beginning October 1, releasing a list of grievances and declaring their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement outside the prison walls.

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

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“Perfect Recipe for a Riot”: COVID-19 Conditions and Resistance Inside Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson, Michigan

Hunger Strike Amidst COVID Outbreak at Saskatoon Correctional

Uprising Involves Hundreds of Prisoners at Arizona’s Largest Prison

Indigenous Activist Faces 10 Years for Facebook Comments

Hunger Strike Enters Third Week at California’s Largest Prison

First 90 Days of Prisoner Resistance to COVID-19: Report on Events, Data, and Trends

Prisoners in North Carolina Express Solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Declare Hunger Strike

“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

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