2018 Archives - Page 5 of 7

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Fire at Kershaw Correctional Institution, South Carolina

ByperilousJuly 9, 2018

July 9, 2018: Prisoners at the Kershaw Correctional Institution in South Carolina light a pile of garbage on fire in the center of their unit in protest of cold food, extended periods of lock-down, and having little to no access to showers. Prisoners start the fire from

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Protest and Uprising at Tipton Correctional Center, Missouri

ByperilousJuly 4, 2018

July 4, 2018: Upset by rules changes imposing stricter limits on movement and the ability to congregate together, prisoners in at least three units refuse orders, cover security cameras, and engage in property destruction. In one unit they break windows and damage walls.

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Uprising at El Dorado Correctional Facility, Kansas

ByperilousJuly 1, 2018

July 1, 2018: After an altercation in the prison yard between a prisoner and guards, 75-100 prisoners smash an estimated 40 windows, setting fires in multiple classrooms and taking over radio communication devices. The uprising lasts four and a half hours. One year prior,

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Protest at Eastern Correctional Institute, Maryland

ByperilousJune 21, 2018

June 21, 2018: Prisoners at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Maryland stage a protest in which, according to a former correctional officer who spoke on condition of anonymity to WBOC in Maryland, at least 600 disobey orders and refuse to go back to their cells in a

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Uprising at Baffin Correctional Centre, Nunavut, Canada

ByperilousJune 20, 2018

June 20, 2018: An uprising in the Charlie Unit that lasted five hours caused extensive damage to the facility with estimates of the damages well over $100,00. Prisoners took over the wing, causing guards to abandon their posts, and threw various items at the windows of the

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Juneteenth Work Stoppage at Martin Correctional Institution, Florida

ByperilousJune 19, 2018

June 19th, 2018: In response to a call from the prisoner group SPARC for “community organizing and direct action” on Juneteenth, at least 50 prisoners at Martin Correctional Institution in Florida refused to go to work or to the dining hall and instead held prayer groups,

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Protest and Uprising at Crossroads Correctional, Missouri

ByperilousMay 12, 2018

May 12, 2018: After recreation and programming were cut due to staffing shortages, prisoners stage a sit-down strike--sitting peacefully and refusing to follow orders from staff. According to the Missouri DOC, 209 prisoners participated in the protest. The conflict

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Work Stoppage at Angola Prison, Louisiana

ByperilousMay 8, 2018

May 8th, 2018: Following a fight between prisoners and guards, at least 27 prisoners refuse to work. According to the prisoners themselves, 100 prisoners eventually participate in the work stoppage. That night, prisoners release a list of demands. Despite the prisoners’

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Hunger Strike at Leavenworth Detention Center, Kansas

ByperilousApril 30, 2018

April 30, 2018 - (end date unknown): According to the media outlet Liberation, "approximately two-thirds of the prisoners in the pre-trial detention facility participated in the first day of the hunger strike, leading the administration to extend a break time that day and to

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Protest at Tecumseh Correctional Institution, Nebraska

ByperilousApril 14, 2018

April 14, 2018: At least 36 prisoners refused to return to their cells, prompting guards to call in the prison riot response team. Prisoners returned to their cells before the response teams arrived. At this point, the reason for the protest is unknown.

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