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Hunger Strike at Eastern Oregon Correctional

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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Uprising Over COVID-19 at Columbia River Correctional Facility, Portland, Oregon

ByperilousApril 7, 2020

April 8, 2020: After a two day soap and paper towel shortage, mixed with the lack of accurate information and resources given to them by prison officials related to COVID-19, prisoners in two of the facility's 80-person units clashed with guards, taking over the units for 3

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Disturbance at Portland, Oregon Juvenile Detention Facility

ByperilousApril 1, 2020

April 1, 2020: An unspecified "disturbance" occurred on the evening of Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Home (JDH) in Portland.

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2016 National Prison Strike: Deer Ridge Correctional Institution, Oregon

ByperilousSeptember 9, 2016

September 9, 2016: Several strike organizers inside Deer Ridge CI are preemptively transferred to avoid a kitchen work stoppage. Outside supporters organize a related phone zap and hold a rowdy demo in downtown Portland.

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Uprising at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility, Oregon

ByperilousSeptember 8, 2014

September 8, 2014: Three juvenile detainees barricaded themselves in a room and armed themselves with a pair of scissors and a leg broken off of a bunk bed. Police were called to the scene, but the youths eventually surrendered without use of force.

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Uprising at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility, Oregon

ByperilousSeptember 5, 2014

September 5, 2014: Police from two agencies responded when multiple youths at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility refused orders from staff and damaged a door and multiple windows.

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Disturbance at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

ByperilousMay 31, 2014

May 31, 2014: Following a fight between prisoners earlier in the week, a disturbance occurred at the prison involving 14 prisoners. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Liz Craig stated that no further details were available regarding the nature of the incident.

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Attack on Guards During Fight at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

ByperilousMay 26, 2014

May 26, 2014: A fight involving at least 46 prisoners broke out at the prison and resulted in injuries to two staff members. Later that week, another disturbance involving at least 14 prisoners occurred at the same facility.

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Hunger Strike at Eastern Oregon Correctional

Uprising Over COVID-19 at Columbia River Correctional Facility, Portland, Oregon

Disturbance at Portland, Oregon Juvenile Detention Facility

2016 National Prison Strike: Deer Ridge Correctional Institution, Oregon

Uprising at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility, Oregon

Uprising at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility, Oregon

Disturbance at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

Attack on Guards During Fight at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

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