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Hunger Strike in a La. Prison over Torture-like Conditions

ByperilousJuly 17, 2021

On July 13, more than 20 prisoners at the David Wade Correctional Center in Northern Louisiana started a hunger strike to protest their confinement under conditions they say are akin to torture.

ByperilousJune 2, 2021

For years, Washington's only immigration detention facility, the NWDC has amassed considerable criticism on its operations.

ByperilousJanuary 10, 2021

by Abby Stadnyk On Monday, prisoners at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre (SCC) and the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) in Saskatchewan, Canada went on hunger strike, engaging in a self-described “peaceful protest” against the deplorable conditions and government

ByperilousDecember 25, 2020

As of Thursday, 123 prisoners at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Canada have tested positive for COVID-19 according to the Correctional Service of Canada. In the midst of the outbreak, prisoners at the facility began a hunger strike this week with some reporting that the

ByperilousDecember 5, 2020

Three prisoners at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (CSATF) in Corcoran, California ended their hunger strike this week after more than a month of refusing food in protest of conditions.

ByperilousDecember 1, 2020

Prisoners at the Saskatoon Provisional Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada organized a hunger strike last weekend to protest the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

ByperilousNovember 13, 2020

At the end of October, in the midst of a rapidly spreading COVID-19 epidemic at the facility, a small group of prisoners in D yard have announced a work stoppage and hunger strike in protest of what they consider to be institution’s “failure to protect” them from the spread

ByperilousAugust 26, 2020

August 17, 2020- ongoing: A hunger strike was initiated by those held in administrative segregation. Families and prisoners alike are demanding transparency, justice and access to basic medical care inside a facility quickly filling with positive COVID-19 cases.

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Black August Hunger Strike at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center

ByperilousAugust 25, 2020

August 10: Forty-eight African detainees in the Bravo Delta dorm of the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center declared their collective refusal to eat on August 10, continuing a yearslong saga of collective protest and repression that has characterized their fight for asylum in

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Documents Reveal a Series of Protests and Uprisings at Cook County Jail, Chicago

ByperilousMay 6, 2020

April 29, 2020: Documents recently released by the Cook County Sheriff's Office reveal numerous incidents of prisoner-led protest and rebellion against guards and staff in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak at the facility. As of May 6, more than 500 detainees at the

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Hunger Strike in a La. Prison over Torture-like Conditions

Over a Decade of Resistance to the Northwest Detention Center

“We’re Getting Treated Like Animals”: Protests and Uprisings Spread Through Saskatchewan Jails

Hunger Strike, Suicide Pact Amidst COVID Outbreak at Saskatchewan Penitentiary

Month-Long Hunger Strike at Corcoran Prison Ends as COVID Outbreak Continues

Hunger Strike Amidst COVID Outbreak at Saskatoon Correctional

Hunger Strike Enters Third Week at California’s Largest Prison

Hunger Strike at Eastern Oregon Correctional

Black August Hunger Strike at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center

Documents Reveal a Series of Protests and Uprisings at Cook County Jail, Chicago

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