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Protest at Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee

ByperilousJune 22, 2019

June 22, 2019: According to the Industrial Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), 100 of the 130 prisoners in the Anthony Unit of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee wore blue to protest treatment of LGBTQ prisoners at the facility. The Shakopee prison is a women's

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Uprising at The Hills Youth and Family Services, Minnesota

ByperilousMarch 4, 2019

March 4, 2019: A disturbance began when a detainee at the privately-owned and operated residential youth treatment center hit a staff member in the face. The event escalated until a large group of detainees had barricaded themselves in a room while other small groups were

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Work Strike at Rush City Correctional Facility, Minnesota

ByperilousNovember 30, 2018

November 30, 2018: 115 prisoners who work at the prison's anagram balloon factory went on strike in response to delays in delivery of canteen items and abuse by guards. Prisoners state that the administration recently changed the amount of time it takes for canteen items to

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Protest at Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee

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