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Uprising at Crawford County Detention Center, Arkansas

ByperilousMarch 8, 2019

March 8, 2019: When a sergeant and a deputy attempted to remove a prisoner from a pod containing 40 prisoners, the other 39 prisoners interfered. When the prisoner was removed, the rest of the prisoners attacked prison infrastructure, destroying televisions, lights, ceiling

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Attack on Guards at Varner Unit, Arkansas

ByperilousSeptember 26, 2017

September 26, 2017: A group of prisoners attack guards and stab a lieutenant and beat a major. Prison guards react violently with abuses documented by contraband prisoner cell phones.

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Uprising at Cummins Unit, Arkansas

ByperilousSeptember 14, 2017

September 14, 2017: Arkansas prisoners stage another short uprising, after incidents in July and August at Tucker Unit. The rebels refuse orders and destroy property. Three prisoners are injured, and one calls out to local media to report that conditions are "like a

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Uprising at Tucker Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas – Part 2

ByperilousAugust 7, 2017

August 7, 2017: Just weeks after the July 22 attack on guards at the same facility, six prisoners attack and overcome three guards. They take keys and a Taser which they use to take over part of the facility for hours. The three guards were held by the prisoners in the parts

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Attack on Guards at Tucker Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas – Part 1

ByperilousJuly 22, 2017

July 22, 2017: Three prisoners attack guards while they were attempting to handcuff another prisoner. Then "at least three prisoners" escaped from individual holding units in a recreation area. Corrections officers fire "warning shots" with live ammunition in order to regain

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Uprising at Jefferson County Jail, Arkansas

ByperilousJuly 30, 2015

July 30, 2015: Approximately 80 prisoners wore masks over their faces and covered surveillance cameras while they destroyed their housing unit, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The uprising occurred in response to the jail tightening security and taking away some

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Attack on Guards, Varner Unit, Arkansas

ByperilousFebruary 26, 2011

February 26, 2011: Following a 1 AM cell-phone sweep by 100 officers prisoners attacked a guard, who raised an alarm. Four officers who responded to the alarm were then attacked by a group of twenty prisoners, according to the officers. Three suffered minor injuries and one,

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