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Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional Center, Illinois

ByperilousSeptember 23, 2015

Menard Correctional Center, Chester, Illinois September 23, 2015 A group of prisoners relaunched their initial hunger strike of January, 2014, claiming that the administration had not done anything to address their grievances. On the first day of the strike, about 25 people

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Uprising at Donaldson Correctional Facility, Alabama

ByperilousSeptember 9, 2015

September 9, 2015: After days of lockdown and other unusual restrictions on their movement, inmates rush an unlocked door of the dining hall en-masse and occupy it before also taking over the common area and refusing to lock down. They fight guards who attempt to subdue

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Uprising at Baltimore Pre-Trial Complex, Maryland

ByperilousAugust 30, 2015

August 30, 2015: Detainees refused to "lock in" and took control of their unit, building barricades and attacking guards. Eight correctional officers and six detainees were injured during the uprising.

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Hunger Strikes at Toronto South Detention Centre

ByperilousAugust 18, 2015

August 18 - August 21, 2015 & November 18 - November 20, 2015: Prisoners at the Toronto South Detention Centre stage a series of hunger strikes to protest inhuman conditions at the new superjail that has been deemed a "$1-billion hellhole" by the media. Prisoners complain

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Attack on Guards at Morgan County Correctional Facility, Tennessee

ByperilousAugust 18, 2015

August 18, 2015: A series of fights broke out at Morgan County C.F. including some attacks on prison guards. Two officers were seriously injured.

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Uprising at Jefferson County Jail, Arkansas

ByperilousJuly 30, 2015

July 30, 2015: Approximately 80 prisoners wore masks over their faces and covered surveillance cameras while they destroyed their housing unit, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The uprising occurred in response to the jail tightening security and taking away some

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Uprising at Bibb Correctional Facility, Alabama

ByperilousJuly 30, 2015

July 30, 2015: Sixteen inmates barricaded their dorm on Thursday, blocking officers from entering. After taking control of the dorm the inmates disconnected the electricity causing a minor fire and caused a significant amount of property damage. No one was injured in the

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Uprising at Arizona State Prison at Kingman, Arizona

ByperilousJuly 1, 2015

July 1 - July 4, 2015: Prisoners at the Arizona State Prison in Kingman, a private prison run by the Management & Training Corporation (MTC), riot for three days following an attack on guards. Following the riots, the governor of Arizona announces that the state would be

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Uprising at Central North Correctional Centre, Ontario

ByperilousJune 19, 2015

June 19, 2015: Forty-five inmates in two separate units of a maximum-security facility in Penetanguishene engaged in a six-hour long uprising causing an estimated $50,000 in damage, according to the president of the union that represents prison employees.

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Attack on Guards at Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousJune 17, 2015

June 17, 2015: Two men held in the Anna M. Kross Center, the mental health facility at Rikers Island, attacked 6 guards before being subdued with pepper spray.

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