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Escape at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMay 6, 2019

May 6, 2019: Two juvenile detainees tied bed sheets together and used them to climb out of a second story window after being let out of their cells to use the bathroom. The juveniles were missing for several hours before guards noticed their absence.

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Disturbance at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousMay 1, 2019

May 1, 2019: At least 8 detainees in the Cedar Lodge housing unit of the state-run treatment facility for juvenile offenders fought guards during a disturbance. The causes and details of the disturbance remain unclear, but 4 juveniles and 10 staff members were injured with 4

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Hunger Strike at Sterling Correctional Facility, Colorado

ByperilousAugust 7, 2018

August 7, 2018: According to a letter from a prisoner received by the Denver Anarchist Black Cross and shared anonymously, at least 10 prisoners begin a hunger strike and release a list of demands.

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Prisoners Hack JPay Tablets, Idaho

ByperilousJuly 27, 2018

July 27, 2018: Idaho prison officials say 364 inmates exploit a software vulnerability in the JPay tablets they use for email, music, and games to collectively transfer nearly a quarter million dollars into their accounts.

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Refused meals at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, Colorado

ByperilousAugust 19, 2017

August 19, 2017: Nearly 100 prisoners at a women's facility refuse meals for one day in solidarity with Millions for Prisoners and those experiencing repression following the national prison strike of September, 2016. Prisoners share commissary food items and make sure each

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Uprising at El Paso County Jail, Colorado

ByperilousNovember 21, 2016

November 21, 2016: Nine prisoners engaged in a five hour long standoff with guards after the Colorado jail switched it's food provider to Trinity Food Services, which prisoners complained was giving inadequate portions.

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Attack on Guard and Escape at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Colorado

ByperilousAugust 31, 2014

August 31, 2014: A juvenile detainee manipulated the faulty lock on his cell and escaped into the hallway where he beat a 65 year old prison guard with a pillow case full of rocks until he was unconscious. The juvenile then took the guards keys and released three other