2019 Archives - Perilous

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Disturbance at Nebraska Diagnostic and Evaluation Center

ByperilousDecember 24, 2019

December 24, 2019: At around 7:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, at least 14 inmates attacked guards and destroyed property including a window, furniture, and surveillance cameras. According to a press release from the Department of Corrections, the incident started when “staff

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Hunger Strike at El Paso Processing Center, Texas

ByperilousDecember 13, 2019

October, 2019 - ongoing: Three prisoners at the ICE-operated El Paso Processing Center began hunger strikes within the previous two months demanding their freedom and protesting denial of due process. ICE agents are force-feeding them using tubes forced in the nose and down

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Two Prisoners Barricade their Cell at Marble Valley Regional Correctional, Vermont

ByperilousDecember 4, 2019

December 5, 2019: Two prisoners at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility barricaded themselves in their cell and refused orders from guards, according to WCAX. The prison's "special response team" was called in to end the standoff.

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Detained Asylum Seekers Stage Protest at Winn Correctional Center, Louisiana

ByperilousDecember 3, 2019

December 3rd, 2019: Detainees who are currently seeking asylum in Winn Correctional Center (WCC) refused to move back to their cells in a protest over their prolonged detention, some having spent over 8 months awaiting parole.

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Four Prisoners Escape from Davidson County Juvenile Detention Facility, Tennessee

ByperilousNovember 30, 2019

November 30, 2019: Four prisoners escaped from the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Facility by running out the front door while guards were distracted.

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Majority of Prisoners Sign Petition at Nebraska State Penitentiary

ByperilousNovember 30, 2019

Late November, 2019: 780 prisoners at the facility sign a petition addressed to the press, the ombudsman, and the ACLU to protest a range of issues from lockdowns to programming to food quality.

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Prisoners Attempt Unit Take-Over at Southern State Correctional Facility, Vermont

ByperilousNovember 19, 2019

November 19, 2019: Prisoners at Southern State Correctional Facility, Vermont's largest prison, allegedly attempted to take over a unit at the prison, according to a Vermont Department of Corrections press release. Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette said in a press

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Attack on Guards at Rio Arriba County Jail, New Mexico

ByperilousNovember 9, 2019

November 9, 2019: Four prisoners at the Rio Arriba County Jail have been charged with two counts of battery on a peace officer and one count of conspiracy to commit battery on a police officer each following a fight with guards.

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Attack on Guards at Yakima County Jail, Washington

ByperilousOctober 31, 2019

October 31, 2019: Five prisoners were charged with rioting at Yakima County Jail after a fight broke out with two correctional officers.

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Hunger Strike at LaSalle Detention Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousOctober 31, 2019

October 31 - Ongoing: At least five asylum seekers from India have been force-fed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after refusing to eat for almost two months, says the immigrant-advocate group Freedom for Immigrants.

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