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Hunger Strike and Work Strike at Santa Rita County Jail, California

ByperilousOctober 30, 2019

October 30, 2019: Detainees at the Santa Rita County Jail staged a one-day hunger strike and work strike in protest of "widespread institutional neglect and abuse, including unsanitary living conditions, price gouging, poor medical care, forced labor, and lack of access to

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Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

ByperilousOctober 18, 2019

October 18, 2019: More than two hundred detainees began a hunger strike on Friday at the Northwest Detention Center, a privately-run immigrant detention center, according to the immigrant advocate group La Resistencia.

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Hunger Strike and Work Stoppage at Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Washington

ByperilousOctober 7, 2019

October 7, 2019 – October 12, 2019: Prisoners at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center began a hunger strike and work stoppage on Monday, October 7 in response to numerous grievances with the facility including food issues, compensation for labor, lack of exercise equipment and

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Four Prisoners Escape from Gallia County Jail, Ohio

ByperilousSeptember 29, 2019

September 29, 2019: Four prisoners overpowered guards and escaped from the Gallia County Jail around 12:15 a.m. in a car stolen from a guard.

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Uprising at Prince George Regional Correctional Centre, Canada

ByperilousSeptember 22, 2019

September 22, 2019: An unknown number of prisoners at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre refused orders to return to their cells and damaged prison infrastructure.

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Uprising at Wilder John S. Youth Development Center, Tennessee

ByperilousSeptember 22, 2019

September 22, 2019: An unknown number of youth detainees at the Wilder John S Youth Development Center in Somerville, Tennessee participated in an uprising that spread between multiple pods of the facility. Detainees damaged ceilings, doors and mirrors and attempted to break

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Attack on Guards at North Kern State Prison, California

ByperilousSeptember 13, 2019

September 13, 2019: After a guard found a prisoner with a contraband cellphone, the prisoner attacked the guard and seven others joined in. The prisoners punched and kicked the guards, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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Uprising at Palmetto Youth Academy, Florida

ByperilousSeptember 4, 2019

September 4, 2019: Forty-three juveniles engaged in an uprising, throwing chairs and breaking windows.

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Two Prisoners Escape from Gallia County Transport Vehicle, Ohio

ByperilousSeptember 3, 2019

September 3, 2019: Two prisoners escaped from a transport vehicle in Gallia County as they were being transported from an out-of-county facility back to the Gallia County Jail.