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Easter Rebellion at the St. Louis City Jail

ByperilousApril 5, 2021

For the second time this year, prisoners at the City Justice Center in Downtown St. Louis, MO have staged a protest demanding their rights. On Sunday night, prisoners smashed through the glass of street-facing windows and threw flaming debris to the street below.

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Protest at Northeast Correctional Center, Missouri

ByperilousAugust 22, 2018

August 22, 2018: Prisoners refused orders to return to their cells and engaged in a non-violent sit-down protest in order to raise grievances regarding lack of recreation time.

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Protest at South Central Correctional Center, Missouri

ByperilousAugust 17, 2018

August 17 - 21, 2018 (exact end date uncertain): Prisoners in the administrative segregation (ad-seg) unit engage in a collective protest in order to raise grievances regarding conditions in the unit. Prisoners use a tactic of refusing their cellmates on the basis of

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Protest and Uprising at Tipton Correctional Center, Missouri

ByperilousJuly 4, 2018

July 4, 2018: Upset by rules changes imposing stricter limits on movement and the ability to congregate together, prisoners in at least three units refuse orders, cover security cameras, and engage in property destruction. In one unit they break windows and damage walls.

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Protest and Uprising at Crossroads Correctional, Missouri

ByperilousMay 12, 2018

May 12, 2018: After recreation and programming were cut due to staffing shortages, prisoners stage a sit-down strike--sitting peacefully and refusing to follow orders from staff. According to the Missouri DOC, 209 prisoners participated in the protest. The conflict

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Hunger Strike at Potosi Correctional Facility, Missouri

ByperilousOctober 13, 2013

October 13, 2013: A group of 15 prisoners stage a week long hunger strike "to protest too much abuse, neglect, sanitation issues etc." At the launch, prisoners express their solidarity with the massive California hunger strike earlier in the year.

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Easter Rebellion at the St. Louis City Jail

Protest at Northeast Correctional Center, Missouri

Protest at South Central Correctional Center, Missouri

Protest and Uprising at Tipton Correctional Center, Missouri

Protest and Uprising at Crossroads Correctional, Missouri

Hunger Strike at Potosi Correctional Facility, Missouri

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