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Hunger Strike at Georgia State Prison

ByperilousFebruary 26, 2015

February 26, 2015: At least four prisoners went on hunger strike to protest various conditions, including beatings and lack of access to sufficient food, sanitation, exercise, and an effective grievance process. They also demanded an end to the state’s Tier Program, a 2013

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Uprising at Willacy County Correctional Center, Texas

ByperilousFebruary 20, 2015

February 20, 2015: Nearly 2,000 inmates participated in an uprising at a private prison run by Management and Training Corporation. The facility, which lies approximately 40 miles from the US-Mexico border was used primarily to house immigrants due for deportation.

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Attack on Guards at San Juan County Adult Detention Center, New Mexico

ByperilousDecember 28, 2014

December 28, 2015: Multiple prisoners attacked guards at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 28 after the guards responded to reports of a fight in pod B8. Additional prisoners refused orders to disperse, causing the guards to retreat. Following a brief negotiation, the prisoners

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Protest at Marquette Branch Prison, Michigan

ByperilousNovember 8, 2014

November 8, 2014: Approximately 40 prisoners refused to leave the prison yard and demanded to speak with the warden about issues related to the quality of food served by the prison's privatized food service, Aramark.

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Attack on Guards at Five Points Correctional Facility, New York

ByperilousSeptember 30, 2014

September 30, 2014: Two prisoners attacked guards as the guards attempted to intervene in a fight. Three guards were transported to a local hospital for treatment.

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Mass Escape from Woodland Hills Youth Development Center, Tennessee

ByperilousSeptember 27, 2014

September 27, 2014: A group of thirteen juveniles overpowered a guard and took his keys and radio before breaking out of the dormitory and then out of the exterior fence. All but one were recaptured within hours.

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Uprising at Okmulgee County Jail, Oklahoma

ByperilousSeptember 22, 2014

September 22, 2014: An unknown number of prisoners participated in an uprising following an incident in which one prisoner expressed anger over being transferred. The uprising resulted in $10,000 of damage to the facility and involved prisoners setting fire to mattresses,

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Attack on Guards at South Mississippi Correctional Institution

ByperilousSeptember 22, 2014

September 22, 2014: Seven correctional officers were attacked by at least five prisoners as they left a housing unit following a shakedown.

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Attack on Guards and Escape at Montgomery County Center For Adolescent Services, Ohio

ByperilousSeptember 20, 2014

September 20, 2014: Four juveniles attacked staff members before smashing out a window and trying to escape. The teens attacked another staff member who tried to prevent them from escaping before they were finally subdued by corrections officers.

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Escape at Madera County Jail, California

ByperilousSeptember 19, 2014

September 19, 2014: Five prisoners escaped from the Madera County Jail after one prisoner tunneled out of his cell and into a common area, broke out a window and escaped. It is uncertain whether the other four prisoners coordinated the escape with the tunneling prisoner, or

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