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Hunger Strike at Polk Correctional Institution, North Carolina

ByperilousJanuary 2, 2019

January 2 - 12, 2019 (end date approximate): Prisoner Joseph Steward and several other prisoners launch a hunger strike to demand access to phone calls while in isolation. According to Steward, state law grants him phone access while in isolation.

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2018 National Prison Strike: North Carolina

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August, 2018 (exact dates uncertain): North Carolina prisoners issued a set of 8 additional demands focusing on mental health treatment and solitary confinement as well as a call for truce between various groups of prisoners. On August 20, supporters gathered for a noise

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Hunger Strike at Polk Correctional Institution, North Carolina

ByperilousApril 1, 2018

April, 2018 (exact dates unknown): According to a letter from prisoner Willie James Dean-Bey to the San Francisco Bay View, prisoners in the H-Con housing unit went on hunger strike and released a list of demands, including access to food and hygiene items, newspapers,

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Uprising at Polk Correctional Institution, North Carolina

ByperilousAugust 3, 2014

August 3, 2014: An unknown number of prisoners participated in an uprising in which they destroyed prison infrastructure and barricaded doors to prevent guards from entering their unit.

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Hunger Strike at Polk Correctional Institution, North Carolina

2018 National Prison Strike: North Carolina

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