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Disturbance at Covington County Jail, Alabama

ByperilousMarch 15, 2019

March 15, 2019: During a transfer of three prisoners, a group of "unruly" prisoners engaged in what the sheriff's department called a "riot"—although they did not specify what that entailed. According to the sheriff's department, the prisoners were upset because they

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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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Hunger Strike at Robert Presley Detention Center, California

ByperilousJanuary 14, 2019

January 14-18, 2019: Approximately 16 prisoners launched a hunger strike in protest of lack of medical care, lack of out-of-cell time allotted by prison policy and other policy violations.

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Attack on Guards at Central Men’s Jail, California

ByperilousDecember 20, 2018

December 20, 2018: An unknown number of jail inmates attacked guards, leading to five guards and one inmate being transported to the hospital for treatment. The motivation for the attack is unknown.

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Uprising at Robert N. Davoren Complex, Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousDecember 11, 2018

December 11, 2018: A group of about 10 prisoners barricaded themselves into the cafeteria unit of the jail at 11:30 am and used mattresses to defend themselves against guards. In the video, guards are seen spraying pepper spray on the prisoners and violently tackling them.

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Uprising at Iredell County Detention Center, North Carolina

ByperilousDecember 4, 2018

December 4, 2018: Fights broke out at about 7:45pm between four detainees and guards as the detainees were being led back from visitation. As the fight escalated, a group of about 25 detainees started “becoming loud, hitting the glass in the door, and causing disturbances,”

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Attack on Guards at Iredell County Detention Center, North Carolina

ByperilousNovember 11, 2018

November 11, 2018: A fight broke out between two prison guards and four detainees during Sunday breakfast. After the altercation began between one detainee and a guard, other detainees joined in. Following the fight, charges were brought against all four prisoners.

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Uprising at Oklahoma County Jail

ByperilousSeptember 23, 2018

September 23, 2018: Several prisoners escaped from their cells on the 12th floor of the jail and destroyed jail infrastructure including surveillance cameras, sprinkler heads and ceiling tiles.

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Two Escape from Gallia County Jail, Ohio

ByperilousAugust 31, 2018

August 31, 2018: Two women escaped from Gallia County Jail after breaching the security system.

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2018 National Prison Strike: North Carolina

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): North Carolina prisoners issued a set of 8 additional demands focusing on mental health treatment and solitary confinement as well as a call for truce between various groups of prisoners. On August 20, supporters gathered for a noise

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