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Hunger Strike at Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York

ByperilousJanuary 14, 2019

January 14 - (end date unknown): An unspecified number of prisoners went on hunger strike in response to cancelled visits that were the result of staffing shortages due to the government shutdown. The New York Times reported that the facility, which is run by the Federal

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Hunger Strike at Robert Presley Detention Center, California

ByperilousJanuary 14, 2019

January 14-18, 2019: Approximately 16 prisoners launched a hunger strike in protest of lack of medical care, lack of out-of-cell time allotted by prison policy and other policy violations.

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Hunger Strike at California State Prison, Corcoran

ByperilousJanuary 9, 2019

January 9 - 28, 2019: According to the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), at least 250 prisoners went on hunger strike at the facility's 3C Unit, although the strike may extend to other units as well.

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Attack on Guard at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran

ByperilousJanuary 6, 2019

January 6, 2019: A prisoner allegedly distracted staff while another prisoner retrieved a homemade weapon and stabbed an officer in the face several times.

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Hunger strike at Green Bay Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

ByperilousJanuary 3, 2019

January 3 - February 13, 2019 (exact end date uncertain): Three to six prisoners went on hunger strike demanding improved conditions in the Restrictive Housing Unit (RHU) at Green Bay Correctional complaining of harassment, excessive cell searches, and inadequate food.

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Hunger Strike at Polk Correctional Institution, North Carolina

ByperilousJanuary 2, 2019

January 2 - 12, 2019 (end date approximate): Prisoner Joseph Steward and several other prisoners launch a hunger strike to demand access to phone calls while in isolation. According to Steward, state law grants him phone access while in isolation.

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Hunger Strike at El Paso Processing Center, Texas

ByperilousJanuary 1, 2019

January 1, 2019 (exact start date unknown) - ongoing: As many as 30 immigrant detainees at the ICE-operated facility went on hunger strike over the course of a month, with an unknown number remaining on strike and at least nine of them being force-fed. They are joined by 4

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Attack on Guards at Central Men’s Jail, California

ByperilousDecember 20, 2018

December 20, 2018: An unknown number of jail inmates attacked guards, leading to five guards and one inmate being transported to the hospital for treatment. The motivation for the attack is unknown.

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Uprising at Robert N. Davoren Complex, Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousDecember 11, 2018

December 11, 2018: A group of about 10 prisoners barricaded themselves into the cafeteria unit of the jail at 11:30 am and used mattresses to defend themselves against guards. In the video, guards are seen spraying pepper spray on the prisoners and violently tackling them.

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Uprising at Webb County Detention Center, Texas

ByperilousDecember 11, 2018

December 11, 2018: Two correctional officers were attacked by prisoners while reportedly conducting a "cell search" at approximately 3:00 am Tuesday morning at the private prison run by CoreCivic.

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