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51 ICE Detainees Sign Petition Expressing COVID-19 Concerns

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23, 2020: Immigrant detainees in the Bristol County House of Correction released two letters expressing concerns about COVID-19 and demanding the release of some detainees. One of the letters was signed by 51 detainees.

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Two Protests at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23 and March 25, 2020: Immigrant detainees at the LaSalle ICE Processing Center staged two protests last week in response to concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19 in their facility, according to government documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.

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ICE Detainees in South Texas Protest Over Lack of Response to COVID-19 Epidemic

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23, 2020: Approximately 60 immigrant detainees refused to return to their cell block Monday in protest of a lack of response on the part of the facility to the threat of COVID-19. In response to the protest, guards sprayed the protesters with OC Spray. The event was

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Food Strike at Strafford County House of Corrections, NH

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23-24, 2020: Half the prisoners in one unit of the Stafford County House of Corrections participated in a food strike on the day the prison began a 22 hour a day lockdown in response to Covid-19.

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Disturbance at Spring Creek Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23, 2020: Police responded with pepper spray after an unknown number of youth detained at Spring Creek Youth Services Center began throwing tables and chairs and destroying property.

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14 Escape Yakima County Jail During COVID-19 Crisis

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23, 2020: After a quarantine related to the COVID-19 virus is lifted, 14 prisoners break open an emergency door and escape.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Glades County, Florida Protesting Inaction on COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 22, 2020

March 22, 2020: Immigrant detainees at Glades County Detention Center in Florida began a hunger strike to protest the facilities negligence and refusal to take adequate measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Three days later, on March 25, the number of hunger

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Protest on Rikers Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak

ByperilousMarch 21, 2020

March, 2020: In response to a growing outbreak of COVID-19 on Rikers Island, prisoners have participated in multiple protests demanding proper medical care, access to protective equipment and cleaning supplies, and release of certain high risk prisoners and prisoners with

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Hunger Strike and Work Stoppage in Guayama Prison, Puerto Rico

ByperilousMarch 20, 2020

March 20, 2020: More than 200 prisoners at a prison in Guayama, Puerto Rico organized a hunger strike after officials at the prison confiscated all the prisoners hygiene and cleaning items, according to a letter from the strikers.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at the Elizabeth Detention Center, NJ in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 20, 2020

March 20, 2020: At least forty prisoners went on hunger strike at Elizabeth Detention Center in response to poor sanitary conditions after medical staffer tested positive for COVID-19.

Tag: 2020

51 ICE Detainees Sign Petition Expressing COVID-19 Concerns

Two Protests at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

ICE Detainees in South Texas Protest Over Lack of Response to COVID-19 Epidemic

Food Strike at Strafford County House of Corrections, NH

Disturbance at Spring Creek Youth Services Center, Colorado

14 Escape Yakima County Jail During COVID-19 Crisis

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Glades County, Florida Protesting Inaction on COVID-19

Protest on Rikers Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak

Hunger Strike and Work Stoppage in Guayama Prison, Puerto Rico

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at the Elizabeth Detention Center, NJ in Response to COVID-19

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