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

imageByperilousJuly 17, 2021
Hunger Strike in a La. Prison over Torture-like Conditions
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.

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Black August Hunger Strike at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center

imageByperilousAugust 25, 2020
Black August Hunger Strike at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center
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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“If they kill me in the hole, I’ll go out satisfied”: Protest at Winn Correctional

imageByperilousAugust 7, 2020
“If they kill me in the hole, I’ll go out satisfied”: Protest at Winn Correctional
August 2, 2020: Detainees in Elm Unit at the Winn Correctional Center in Winn Parish, Louisiana launched a protest against indefinite detention and to demand action and information related to their cases. During the protest, detainees shouted and banged on food dishes.

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Disturbance at Bridge City Center for Youth, Louisiana

imageByperilousApril 20, 2020
Disturbance at Bridge City Center for Youth, Louisiana
April 20, 2020: Juveniles held at the Bridge City Center for Youth engaged in a disturbance that included 4 dormitory units. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputies responded with a SWAT team to a call at approximately 8:30 p.m. to reports of prisoners fighting with each other

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Uprising at FCI Oakdale I, Louisiana Following Multiple COVID-19 Deaths

imageByperilousApril 8, 2020
Uprising at FCI Oakdale I, Louisiana Following Multiple COVID-19 Deaths
April 8, 2020: A ruckus ensued in response to an effort by staff to move prisoners who had just finished a two week quarantine due to them potentially having COIVID-19, into housing units with no known COVID-19 cases.

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

imageByperilousMarch 25, 2020
ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Richwood, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19
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

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Disturbance at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana

imageByperilousMarch 24, 2020
Disturbance at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana
March 24, 2020: A group of immigrant detainees at the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center were pepper sprayed Tuesday after becoming “physically combative” in the recreation area, according to ICE officials who spoke with BuzzFeed News. Details of the incident are unclear at

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Two Protests at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

imageByperilousMarch 23, 2020
Two Protests at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19
March 23 and March 25, 2020: Immigrant detainees at the LaSalle ICE Processing Center staged two protests last week in response to concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19 in their facility, according to government documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.

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Asylum Seekers from Cameroon Launch Hunger Strike in ICE Detention

imageByperilousMarch 3, 2020
Asylum Seekers from Cameroon Launch Hunger Strike in ICE Detention
March 3, 2020 - Ongoing: Forty-three asylum seekers facing indefinite detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are on day ten of a hunger strike in protest of their conditions of confinement.

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Detained Asylum Seekers Stage Protest at Winn Correctional Center, Louisiana

imageByperilousDecember 3, 2019
Detained Asylum Seekers Stage Protest at Winn Correctional Center, Louisiana
December 3rd, 2019: Detainees who are currently seeking asylum in Winn Correctional Center (WCC) refused to move back to their cells in a protest over their prolonged detention, some having spent over 8 months awaiting parole.

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