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ICE Detainees in Alabama Protest, Hunger Strike and Threaten Suicide Amidst COVID Outbreak

ByperilousMarch 20, 2020

March 20, 2020: 2 Detainees at the Etowah County Detention Center in Alabama threaten suicide in protest as 3 new detainees are brought to the facility who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

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Uprising in Grants, New Mexico Amidst Fears of COVID-19 Outbreak

ByperilousMarch 20, 2020

March 20, 2020: Approximately 300 prisoners at the Northwestern New Mexico Correctional Center participated in an uprising following the death of a prisoner, The Gallup Independent reports. The prisoners damaged prison infrastructure and fought back against guards.

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Meal Strike at Monterey County Jail In Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 17, 2020

March 17, 2020: Prisoners in both the mens and womens sections of the jail refused meals for fear of being infected with COVID-19.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Essex County, New Jersey in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 17, 2020

March 17, 2020 - Ongoing: A group of detainees at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey have organized a hunger strike demanding their immediate release as COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout New Jersey and the world.

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Meal Strike at Monterey County Jail, California in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 17, 2020

March 17, 2020: Prisoners detained in the women's side of the Monterey County Jail staged a meal strike on March 17, in fear of contracting the coronavirus through their food. Rene Brooks, an organizer of the strike, maintains that some prisoners are still participating as

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Asylum Seekers from Cameroon Launch Hunger Strike in ICE Detention

ByperilousMarch 3, 2020

March 3, 2020 - Ongoing: Forty-three asylum seekers facing indefinite detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are on day ten of a hunger strike in protest of their conditions of confinement.

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Sit-Down Strike at T. Don Hutto ICE Facility, Texas

ByperilousFebruary 24, 2020

February 24, 2020: Approximately 80 female detainees at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas engaged in a sit-down strike in protest of indefinite detention, inadequate medical care and other issues.

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Uprising Resulted in Multiple Escapes at Big Horn County Jail, Montana

ByperilousFebruary 8, 2020

February 8, 2020: Three prisoners escaped from Big Horn County Jail after the Sheriffs office says the jail was "taken over by the inmates."

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Planned Protest at Chippewa Correctional Facility, MI

ByperilousFebruary 3, 2020

February 3, 2020: In early February, three men incarcerated at Chippewa Correctional Facility in Michigan's Upper Peninsula were accused of organizing a protest at the facility.

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Fire at Miami Correctional Facility, Indiana

ByperilousJanuary 27, 2020

January 27, 2020: Multiple prisoners started fires in their cells at Miami Correctional Facility on January 27, 2020, according to prison officials. The prisoners allegedly used paper and toilet paper with the electrical outlet to light the fires.

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ICE Detainees in Alabama Protest, Hunger Strike and Threaten Suicide Amidst COVID Outbreak

Uprising in Grants, New Mexico Amidst Fears of COVID-19 Outbreak

Meal Strike at Monterey County Jail In Response to COVID-19

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Essex County, New Jersey in Response to COVID-19

Meal Strike at Monterey County Jail, California in Response to COVID-19

Asylum Seekers from Cameroon Launch Hunger Strike in ICE Detention

Sit-Down Strike at T. Don Hutto ICE Facility, Texas

Uprising Resulted in Multiple Escapes at Big Horn County Jail, Montana

Planned Protest at Chippewa Correctional Facility, MI

Fire at Miami Correctional Facility, Indiana

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