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Food Strike at California State Prison, Corcoran

ByperilousJune 27, 2019

June 27, 2019-ongoing: At least half of the prisoners in the 3C unit of the California State Prison, Corcoran began a food strike on June 27 in protest of a change in prison policy that would take kitchen jobs away from general population and give them to prisoners in

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Protest at Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee

ByperilousJune 22, 2019

June 22, 2019: According to the Industrial Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), 100 of the 130 prisoners in the Anthony Unit of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee wore blue to protest treatment of LGBTQ prisoners at the facility. The Shakopee prison is a women's

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Hunger Strike at Limestone Correctional Facility, Alabama

ByperilousJune 14, 2019

June 14, 2019: Five men incarcerated at Limestone C.F. went on a hunger strike that lasted for close to two weeks.

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Disturbance at Alder Conservation Camp, California

ByperilousJune 3, 2019

June 3, 2019: Three prisoners and one staff member were injured after what the California Department of Corrections called a "riot" at Alder Conservation Camp. While details remain unclear, about 40 prisoners reportedly participated in the disturbance at the camp that houses

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Uprising at DeKalb County Jail, Georgia

ByperilousMay 15, 2019

May 15, 2019: During a protest in front of the jail, inmates inside smashed out windows in all three buildings of the facility. Many of the inmates then attempted to communicate through the smashed windows with protesters outside, shouting "help us" and "there is mold."

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Attack on Guards at Yakima County Jail, Washington

ByperilousMay 8, 2019

May 8, 2019: Four prisoners were charged with second-degree assault after attacking a corrections officer at Yakima County Jail.

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Uprising at Spring Creek Correctional Center, Alaska

ByperilousMay 7, 2019

May 7, 2019: Approximately 62 prisoners barricaded themselves inside of their housing unit, Hotel Mod, and destroyed prison infrastructure. The Alaska Department of Corrections estimated that the riot caused $100,000 in damage to computer lines, cameras, interior glass, fire

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Escape at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMay 6, 2019

May 6, 2019: Two juvenile detainees tied bed sheets together and used them to climb out of a second story window after being let out of their cells to use the bathroom. The juveniles were missing for several hours before guards noticed their absence.

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Uprising at Bell County Detention Center, Kentucky

ByperilousMay 1, 2019

May 1, 2019: At least five inmates flooded cells by clogging toilets and shower drains, set off fire alarms, and ripped a TV off the wall. The inmates then allegedly used pieces of the broken television as weapons to threaten officers that came into the cell.

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Disturbance at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMay 1, 2019

May 1, 2019: At least 8 detainees in the Cedar Lodge housing unit of the state-run treatment facility for juvenile offenders fought guards during a disturbance. The causes and details of the disturbance remain unclear, but 4 juveniles and 10 staff members were injured with 4

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