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Uprising at Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn, New York

ByperilousApril 12, 2020

April 12, 2020: An uprising involving at least eight detainees occurred on the evening of Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn, New York. The incident was in response to a recent policy to transfer youth detainees due to COVID-19. According

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Protest on Rikers Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak

ByperilousMarch 21, 2020

March, 2020: In response to a growing outbreak of COVID-19 on Rikers Island, prisoners have participated in multiple protests demanding proper medical care, access to protective equipment and cleaning supplies, and release of certain high risk prisoners and prisoners with

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Uprising at Manhattan Detention Complex, New York

ByperilousAugust 19, 2019

August 19, 2019: A group of prisoners took part in a brief riot where they obtained equipment belonging to the facility, including a gas mask, and engaged in a standoff with Correctional Officers.

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Attack on Guards at Elmira Correctional Facility, New York

ByperilousJanuary 30, 2019

January 30, 2019: Three correctional officers were treated for injuries after being attacked by several inmates at Elmira Correctional Facility. The incident started after one inmate reportedly left a classroom without permission.

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Hunger Strike at Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York

ByperilousJanuary 14, 2019

January 14 - (end date unknown): An unspecified number of prisoners went on hunger strike in response to cancelled visits that were the result of staffing shortages due to the government shutdown. The New York Times reported that the facility, which is run by the Federal

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Attack on Guards at Five Points Correctional Facility, New York

ByperilousNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017: In a series of incidents, guards transporting a group of prisoners were attacked while intervening in fights. Six officers were treated for injuries.

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Attack on Guards at George R. Vierno Center, New York

ByperilousSeptember 13, 2016

September 13, 2016: Two inmates carry out simultaneous attacks on two Correctional Officers in what the media described as a planned attack. The attack comes just days after Mayor de Blasio boasts an "astonishing turnaround" in the violence at Rikers Island.

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Attack on Guards at Nassau County Correctional Center, New York

ByperilousSeptember 6, 2016

September 6, 2016: A prisoner attacks a correctional officer, then others join in, creating an altercation that ends with nine correctional officers in the hospital with minor injuries.

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Cavs Fan Rebellion at Rikers Island

ByperilousJune 19, 2016

June 19, 2016: After the COs broke a promise to allow the inmates to watch the Cavs game 7 of the NBA finals, inmates built barricades and held the rec room for two hours.

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Attack on Guards at Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousJune 17, 2015

June 17, 2015: Two men held in the Anna M. Kross Center, the mental health facility at Rikers Island, attacked 6 guards before being subdued with pepper spray.

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