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Uprising at Bordeaux Prison, Canada in Response to COVID-19 Measures

ByperilousApril 12, 2020

April 12, 2020: Prisoners at the Montreal Detention Centre participated in a small uprising on Easter Sunday in response to measures put in place in response to the pandemic. According to an article from La Presse, prisoners have been allowed to only leave their cells in

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Uprising at Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn, New York

ByperilousApril 12, 2020

April 12, 2020: An uprising involving at least eight detainees occurred on the evening of Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn, New York. The incident was in response to a recent policy to transfer youth detainees due to COVID-19. According

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Uprising at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia

ByperilousApril 10, 2020

April 9, 2020: Detainees at Stewart Detention Center participated in an uprising on the yard and guards responded with chemical weapons.

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Over 100 Detainees at Mesa Verde ICE Facility Stage Hunger Strike Over COVID-19

ByperilousApril 9, 2020

April 9, 2020: More than 100 detainees engaged in a hunger strike, demanding ICE officials do more to protect them from the spread of COVID-19. The strike was initiated by the women detainees and it eventually spread to one of the male wings of the facility.

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Protest at Cedar Creek Correctional, Washington in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousApril 9, 2020

April 9, 2020: Responding to the spread of COVID-19 in the facility, approximately 30 prisoners staged an evening protest demanding better protections against the virus. Family members and journalists were called and prison officials allowed them to speak with the prisoners

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Uprising at FCI Oakdale I, Louisiana Following Multiple COVID-19 Deaths

ByperilousApril 8, 2020

April 8, 2020: A ruckus ensued in response to an effort by staff to move prisoners who had just finished a two week quarantine due to them potentially having COIVID-19, into housing units with no known COVID-19 cases.

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Uprising at Monroe Correctional Complex, Washington Amidst Covid-19 Outbreak

ByperilousApril 8, 2020

April 8, 2020: Between 100-200 prisoners at the Monroe Corrections Complex staged a protest and uprising in response to an outbreak of Covid-19 at the prison and the inadequate response of the administration and staff.

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Uprising Over COVID-19 at Columbia River Correctional Facility, Portland, Oregon

ByperilousApril 7, 2020

April 8, 2020: After a two day soap and paper towel shortage, mixed with the lack of accurate information and resources given to them by prison officials related to COVID-19, prisoners in two of the facility's 80-person units clashed with guards, taking over the units for 3

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Uprising at Krome Detention Center, Florida

ByperilousApril 7, 2020

April 7, 2020 - Detainees at Krome Detention Center came into conflict with guards in two different units on Tuesday, April 7th. Krome had been the site of a sizable hunger strike just 5 days prior, involving at least 62 detainees. The prisoners had been demanding immediate

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Uprising at Passaic County Jail, New Jersey Due to COVID-19

ByperilousApril 5, 2020

April 5, 2020: A day after a prisoner tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in quarantine, at least 6 other prisoners refused to follow orders to return to their cells. Sheriff's deputies allege that the prisoners grabbed sheets and set a series of small fires.

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