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Uprising at Monroe Correctional Complex, Washington Amidst Covid-19 Outbreak

ByperilousApril 8, 2020

April 8, 2020: Between 100-200 prisoners at the Monroe Corrections Complex staged a protest and uprising in response to an outbreak of Covid-19 at the prison and the inadequate response of the administration and staff.

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Uprising Over COVID-19 at Columbia River Correctional Facility, Portland, Oregon

ByperilousApril 7, 2020

April 8, 2020: After a two day soap and paper towel shortage, mixed with the lack of accurate information and resources given to them by prison officials related to COVID-19, prisoners in two of the facility's 80-person units clashed with guards, taking over the units for 3

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Uprising at Krome Detention Center, Florida

ByperilousApril 7, 2020

April 7, 2020 - Detainees at Krome Detention Center came into conflict with guards in two different units on Tuesday, April 7th. Krome had been the site of a sizable hunger strike just 5 days prior, involving at least 62 detainees. The prisoners had been demanding immediate

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Uprising at Passaic County Jail, New Jersey Due to COVID-19

ByperilousApril 5, 2020

April 5, 2020: A day after a prisoner tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in quarantine, at least 6 other prisoners refused to follow orders to return to their cells. Sheriff's deputies allege that the prisoners grabbed sheets and set a series of small fires.

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Hunger Strike at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, California

ByperilousApril 5, 2020

April 5 - ongoing: A series of hunger strikes have occurred in the Adelanto ICE Processing Center involving an estimated 100-180 detainees. The strikers are protesting the lack of basic sanitation and their continued confinement during a global pandemic that continues to

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Hunger Strike at Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility Over COVID-19, Rhode Island

ByperilousApril 4, 2020

April 3rd, 2020: Nearly 70 detainees engaged in a hunger strike to demand their immediate release amid concerns about the potential rapid spread of COVID-19 among detainees

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Hunger Strike at Otay Mesa ICE Detention Center, California

ByperilousApril 3, 2020

April 3 - (end date unknown): At least 12 detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Facility organized a hunger strike to demand an effective response to Covid-19.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at Farmville Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousApril 3, 2020

March 31: Approximately 100 detainees at the Farmville Detention Center organized a hunger strike in response a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Disturbance at Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center During COVID-19 Quarantine

ByperilousApril 3, 2020

April 3, 2020: Nine prisoners under quarantine at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center threw commissary containers at the windows of their cells in an apparent effort to break the glass. Guards responded in riot gear and used pepper spray on the prisoners.

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100 Prisoners in Connecticut Transferred after Threatening to Organize Protests about COVID-19

ByperilousApril 3, 2020

April 3, 2020: Over 100 prisoners were transferred after they threatened to organize hunger strikes and work stoppages to protest the facility’s new rules aimed at avoiding the spread of COVID-19. The recently implemented rules limit the movement of prisoners and require

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Uprising at Monroe Correctional Complex, Washington Amidst Covid-19 Outbreak

Uprising Over COVID-19 at Columbia River Correctional Facility, Portland, Oregon

Uprising at Krome Detention Center, Florida

Uprising at Passaic County Jail, New Jersey Due to COVID-19

Hunger Strike at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, California

Hunger Strike at Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility Over COVID-19, Rhode Island

Hunger Strike at Otay Mesa ICE Detention Center, California

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at Farmville Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

Disturbance at Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center During COVID-19 Quarantine

100 Prisoners in Connecticut Transferred after Threatening to Organize Protests about COVID-19

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