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Mass Escape Attempt at George Motchan Detention Center, New York

ByperilousMarch 11, 2014

March 11, 2014: Four prisoners broke the toilets out of their solitary confinement cells and used them to smash holes in the walls of five cells. The prisoners climbed through the holes and then confronted a guard with bricks from the walls. The guard retreated and the

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Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

ByperilousMarch 7, 2014

March 7, 2014 - May 1, 2014: At least 750 detainees launch a hunger strike and call for an end to deportations. The action begins a series of hunger strikes and outside demonstrations that will unfold throughout the year. Years later in 2017 and 2018, NWDC will be the site

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Four Escape from Otero County Jail, Colorado

ByperilousMarch 4, 2014

March 4, 2014: Four inmates escaped from Otero County Jail after overpowering guards.

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Mass Escape at LaSalle Parish Correctional Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousMarch 1, 2014

March 1, 2014: Three prisoners at the LaSalle Parish Correctional Facility, a private prison owned and operated by the LaSalle Management Corporation, stole a truck and escaped from the prison early Saturday morning.

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Uprising at Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center, West Virginia

ByperilousFebruary 18, 2014

February 18, 2014: Six teens are charged with rioting after an uprising that did more than $40,000 in damages.

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Hunger Strike at Durango Jail, Arizona

ByperilousFebruary 13, 2014

February 13, 2014 (end date unknown): At least 90 prisoners at the Durango Jail went on hunger strike to protest food quality. The strikers began their hunger strike in solidarity with one began by the women at the Estrella Jail in Phoenix earlier in the week.

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Hunger Strike at Estrella Jail, Arizona

ByperilousFebruary 10, 2014

February 10-13, 2014: At least nine women went on hunger strike to protest low-quality and spoiled food at the jail operated by Sheriff Joe Arapio.

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Uprising at Central East Correctional Centre, Ontario

ByperilousFebruary 6, 2014

February 6, 2014: Kawartha Lakes Police responded with a heavy police presence to a disturbance at Central East Correctional Centre. According to prison officials, inmates in one unit of the prison reportedly started multiple small fires and damaged their cells and the unit

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Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional Center, Illinois

ByperilousJanuary 15, 2014

January 15-27 , 2014: After the shutdown of Tamms, Illinois supermax facility, long term solitary confinement prisoners are transferred to Menard Correctional, one of the state's oldest and least maintained facilities. About 15 of these prisoners launch a hunger strike to

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Hunger Strike at Westville Correctional Facility, Indiana

ByperilousJanuary 13, 2014

January 13-24, 2014: A group of prisoners launch a hunger strike in protest of nutritionally deficient cold sack lunches. The lunches are the result of cutbacks by Aramark. After ten days and a protest and media campaign by outside supproters, hot lunches resume. Prison

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