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2018 National Prison Strike: Florida

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): According to IWOC Gainesville, prisoners at five facilities in Florida engage in work strikes and commissary boycotts: Charlotte Correctional Institution, Dade Correctional Institution, Holmes Correctional Institution, Appalachee

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2018 National Prison Strike: Ohio

ByadminAugust 21, 2018

August 21-September 17, 2018 (exact end date uncertain): According to Central Ohio IWOC, at least two prisoners, David Easley and James Ward, go on hunger strike on August 21 in response to a call for a national prison strike and in protest of violence by correctional

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2018 National Prison Strike: Burnside Jail, Nova Scotia

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August 21 - September 9, 2018: On August 19 prisoners at Central Nova Correctional Facility in Burnside, Nova Scotia issue a statement in solidarity with the nationwide prisoner strike in the US. Their statement contained a committment to striking and a list of demands. They

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2018 National Prison Strike: Saguaro Correctional Center, Eloy, Arizona

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August 21, 2018: Prisoners transferred from the Nevada Department of Corrections to the Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona went on hunger strike in coordination with the National Hunger Strike.

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2018 National Prison Strike: South Carolina

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August 21, 2018 - September 9, 2018: Commissary Boycotts and widespread work stoppages occur in at least six facilities in South Carolina as part of the #August21 National Prison Strike. South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) claims there are no work strikes and

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Attack on Guards at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Massachusetts

ByperilousAugust 20, 2018

August 20, 2018: At least 6 prisoners participated in an attack on prison guards. The attack began between one prisoner and two guards and other prisoners and guards joined the fight as it progressed.

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Protest at South Central Correctional Center, Missouri

ByperilousAugust 17, 2018

August 17 - 21, 2018 (exact end date uncertain): Prisoners in the administrative segregation (ad-seg) unit engage in a collective protest in order to raise grievances regarding conditions in the unit. Prisoners use a tactic of refusing their cellmates on the basis of

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Escape at Troup County Jail, Georgia

ByperilousAugust 17, 2018

August 17, 2018: Two inmates escaped from Troup County Jail after climbing down a drainpipe.

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2018 National Prison Strike: California

ByperilousAugust 9, 2018

August 9 - September 23, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): Prisoner members of the group United Kings Against Genocidal Environments (KAGE) engaged in a hunger strike at California State Prison, Los Angeles County in response to the call for a National Prison Strike. One source

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2018 National Prison Strike: Lea County Correctional Facility, New Mexico

ByperilousAugust 8, 2018

August 9, 2018: Four housing units at the private GEO Group prison refuse orders and go on strike in response to harassment and abuse. Prisoners cite admin cutting visitation and guards harassing prisoners family members, including strip searching elders.

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2018 National Prison Strike: Florida

2018 National Prison Strike: Ohio

2018 National Prison Strike: Burnside Jail, Nova Scotia

2018 National Prison Strike: Saguaro Correctional Center, Eloy, Arizona

2018 National Prison Strike: South Carolina

Attack on Guards at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Massachusetts

Protest at South Central Correctional Center, Missouri

Escape at Troup County Jail, Georgia

2018 National Prison Strike: California

2018 National Prison Strike: Lea County Correctional Facility, New Mexico

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