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Uprising at Spring Creek Correctional Center, Alaska

ByperilousMay 7, 2019

May 7, 2019: Approximately 62 prisoners barricaded themselves inside of their housing unit, Hotel Mod, and destroyed prison infrastructure. The Alaska Department of Corrections estimated that the riot caused $100,000 in damage to computer lines, cameras, interior glass, fire

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Escape at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMay 6, 2019

May 6, 2019: Two juvenile detainees tied bed sheets together and used them to climb out of a second story window after being let out of their cells to use the bathroom. The juveniles were missing for several hours before guards noticed their absence.

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Uprising at Bell County Detention Center, Kentucky

ByperilousMay 1, 2019

May 1, 2019: At least five inmates flooded cells by clogging toilets and shower drains, set off fire alarms, and ripped a TV off the wall. The inmates then allegedly used pieces of the broken television as weapons to threaten officers that came into the cell.

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Disturbance at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMay 1, 2019

May 1, 2019: At least 8 detainees in the Cedar Lodge housing unit of the state-run treatment facility for juvenile offenders fought guards during a disturbance. The causes and details of the disturbance remain unclear, but 4 juveniles and 10 staff members were injured with 4

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Escape at Maui Community Correctional Center, Hawaii

ByperilousApril 14, 2019

April 14, 2019: Two pretrial detainees kicked open a "termite-eaten" door while guards slept and escaped the prison. One of the prisoners, Barret “BJ” Paman, turned himself in to law enforcement later that day, stating that he escaped because the conditions at the prison

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Fire and Attack on Guards at Marshall County Correctional Facility, Mississippi

ByperilousApril 3, 2019

April 3, 2019: Prisoners at a private facility in Mississippi attacked a guard and set fire to part of their unit. The guard was airlifted to a hospital as a result.

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Coordinated Hunger Strike at Two Wisconsin Prisons

ByperilousMarch 26, 2019

March 26 - April 22, 2019: Nine prisoners at two Wisconsin prisons began a hunger strike demanding an end to indefinite solitary confinement. Their demands cited the recently elected governor's campaign promises to reform solitary confinement practices. The hunger strike was

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Mass Escape at Nash County Detention Center, North Carolina

ByperilousMarch 25, 2019

March 25, 2019: Five inmates identified a camera blind spot and escaped through a hole in the fence on Monday night.

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Hunger Strike at River Correctional Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousMarch 22, 2019

March 22-30, 2019: Approximately 150 immigrant detainees at the private prison owned by the LaSalle Management Corporations launched a hunger strike to protest treatment. Their complaints included being denied bond and unfairness at immigration and asylum hearings. In the