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Uprising at Crawford County Detention Center, Arkansas

ByperilousMarch 8, 2019

March 8, 2019: When a sergeant and a deputy attempted to remove a prisoner from a pod containing 40 prisoners, the other 39 prisoners interfered. When the prisoner was removed, the rest of the prisoners attacked prison infrastructure, destroying televisions, lights, ceiling

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Uprising at The Hills Youth and Family Services, Minnesota

ByperilousMarch 4, 2019

March 4, 2019: A disturbance began when a detainee at the privately-owned and operated residential youth treatment center hit a staff member in the face. The event escalated until a large group of detainees had barricaded themselves in a room while other small groups were

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Hunger Strike at Suffolk County House of Corrections, Massachusetts

ByperilousFebruary 15, 2019

February 15-20, 2019: Seventy-two ICE detainees in the 8-2 unit of the Suffolk County House of Corrections launched a hunger strike in response to a number of grievances related to jail conditions. The hunger strikers presented a list of demands to prison staff on February

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Hunger Strike at Yuba County Jail, California

ByperilousFebruary 9, 2019

February 9-16, 2019: Approximately 50 immigrant detainees in the ICE-operated detention facility launched a hunger strike in response to a variety of demands, including lack of medical care, adequate exercise time and educational programs.

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Hunger Strike at Tabor Correctional Institution, North Carolina

ByperilousFebruary 2, 2019

February 2-9, 2019 (end date approximate): A group of seven prisoners launched a hunger strike in protest of a new policy requiring that those sending money to a prisoner's commissary account go through the process of becoming approved as visitors through the

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Food Strike at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, Washington

ByperilousFebruary 1, 2019

February 1 - February 26, 2019 (exact end date unknown): The majority of the prisoners at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center launched a hunger strike to protest cold "breakfast boats" that they say are primarily sugar. A breakfast boat is a boxed meal that is given to prisoners

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Attack on Guards at Elmira Correctional Facility, New York

ByperilousJanuary 30, 2019

January 30, 2019: Three correctional officers were treated for injuries after being attacked by several inmates at Elmira Correctional Facility. The incident started after one inmate reportedly left a classroom without permission.

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Hunger Strike at Western Women’s Correctional Facility, New Mexico

ByperilousJanuary 25, 2019

January 25, 2019 - (end date unknown): According to the group Millions for Prisoners New Mexico, prisoners housed at Western Women's Correctional Facility went on hunger strike to protest various issues with the prison's outsourced meal provider Trinity Food Services.

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Uprising at Lee County Juvenile Detention Center, Iowa

ByperilousJanuary 20, 2019

January 20, 2019: Four juvenile detainees participated in an uprising in the day room of the juvenile detention center. The juveniles destroyed property and sprayed fire extinguishers, setting off alarms. All four were charged with 2nd-Degree Criminal Mischief and