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Uprising at El Paso County Jail over New COVID-19 Restrictions

ByperilousApril 2, 2020

April 2, 2020: After being informed of new restrictions due to COVID-19, an argument and disturbance between deputies and prisoners ensued around one of the new restrictions that forces prisoners to eat on their bunks, instead of in the usual common areas. In response,

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Protest at Neuse Correctional, North Carolina in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

ByperilousApril 2, 2020

April 2, 2020: A group of prisoners at the Neuse Correctional Institution staged a protest Thursday afternoon after receiving news that two prisoners at the facility had tested positive for COVID-19.

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Hunger Strike at Krome Detention Center, Florida

ByperilousApril 2, 2020

April 2, 2020 - Detainees at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida launched a hunger strike on Thursday, April 2. The detainees cited the pandemic as a primary motivator in the strike, releasing a video statement at the start of the strike to a Miami

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Hunger Strike at Franklin County Jail, Pennsylvania

ByperilousApril 2, 2020

March 30, 2020: A hunger strike at the Franklin County Jail which began on March 30 spread to a second block and won a few improvements in the preventive measures taken to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Prisoners Start a Fire at Unnamed Texas Prison in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 30, 2020

March, 2020 (exact date unknown): Prisoners at an unknown facility in Texas started a fire in their unit sometime during the last week of March, 2020 to protest lack of access to electricity and showers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Work Stoppage in Bristol ICE Detention in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 30, 2020

March 30, 2020 - ongoing: Immigrant detainees at the Bristol County House of Correction (BCHOC) organized a work stoppage to protest the lack of action on the part of the prison to protect them from the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at York County Prison, PA Due to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 29, 2020

March 29, 2020: At least 180 detainees went on hunger strike at the York County Prison, demanding they be released due to the potential spread of COVID-19 in the facility. This comes as COVID-19 spreads across detention centers in the United States.

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“Breaking Down Borders” Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 27, 2020

March 27, 2020: Immigrant detainees started a hunger strike to protest the lack of adequate response to the outbreak of COVID-19. By the following day, the number had reached at least 80. As of Sunday, March 29, between 300 and 500 detainees were on strike.

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Hunger Strike at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 26, 2020

March 26, 2020: At least 350 immigrants detained at the for-profit Stewart Detention Center held a hunger strike demanding their immediate release.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Richwood, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 25, 2020

March 25, 2020: A group of detainees held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Richwood Detention Center in Louisiana organized a hunger strike demanding their freedom in the midst of a growing outbreak of COVID-19 in jails, prison and detention

Tag: COVID-19 Crisis

Uprising at El Paso County Jail over New COVID-19 Restrictions

Protest at Neuse Correctional, North Carolina in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

Hunger Strike at Krome Detention Center, Florida

Hunger Strike at Franklin County Jail, Pennsylvania

Prisoners Start a Fire at Unnamed Texas Prison in Response to COVID-19

Work Stoppage in Bristol ICE Detention in Response to COVID-19

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at York County Prison, PA Due to COVID-19

“Breaking Down Borders” Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

Hunger Strike at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia in Response to COVID-19

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Richwood, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

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