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Hunger Strike at LaSalle Detention Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousOctober 31, 2019

October 31 - Ongoing: At least five asylum seekers from India have been force-fed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after refusing to eat for almost two months, says the immigrant-advocate group Freedom for Immigrants.

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Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

ByperilousOctober 18, 2019

October 18, 2019: More than two hundred detainees began a hunger strike on Friday at the Northwest Detention Center, a privately-run immigrant detention center, according to the immigrant advocate group La Resistencia.

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Uprising at Palmetto Youth Academy, Florida

ByperilousSeptember 4, 2019

September 4, 2019: Forty-three juveniles engaged in an uprising, throwing chairs and breaking windows.

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Uprising at George W. Hill Correctional Center, Pennsylvania

ByperilousSeptember 2, 2019

September 2, 2019: Two blocks erupted in a "full-blown riot" and an emergency response team responded with the use of pepper ball bullets and batons.

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Hunger Strike and Protest at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana

ByperilousJuly 27, 2019

July 27 - August 3, 2019: Guards deployed pepper spray after more than 100 immigrant detainees held a demonstration in the prison yard at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, a privately run ICE detention Facility owned by GEO Group. The event comes just a day after ICE

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Hunger Strike at River Correctional Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousJuly 9, 2019

July 9, 2019-end date unknown: According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Spokesperson Bryan Cox, seven immigrant detainees at the River Correctional Facility were engaged in a hunger strike as of July 11, 2019. The hunger strike began on July 9, 2019.

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Hunger Strike at Adams County Correctional Center, Mississippi

ByperilousJuly 9, 2019

July 9-11, 2019: Several detainees at the Adams County Correctional Center participated in a hunger strike in protest of conditions at the facility. According to the Clarion Ledger, the detainee at the facility who began the hunger strike was an electrician working and

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Hunger Strike at Otero County Processing Center, New Mexico

ByperilousJuly 9, 2019

July 9, 2019-ongoing: Five detainees started a hunger strike to protest their detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. All of those participating are from Cuba. As of July 16, all of the men had not eaten a meal and some were refusing water.

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Fire and Attack on Guards at Marshall County Correctional Facility, Mississippi

ByperilousApril 3, 2019

April 3, 2019: Prisoners at a private facility in Mississippi attacked a guard and set fire to part of their unit. The guard was airlifted to a hospital as a result.

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Hunger Strike at River Correctional Facility, Louisiana

ByperilousMarch 22, 2019

March 22-30, 2019: Approximately 150 immigrant detainees at the private prison owned by the LaSalle Management Corporations launched a hunger strike to protest treatment. Their complaints included being denied bond and unfairness at immigration and asylum hearings. In the

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Hunger Strike at LaSalle Detention Facility, Louisiana

Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

Uprising at Palmetto Youth Academy, Florida

Uprising at George W. Hill Correctional Center, Pennsylvania

Hunger Strike and Protest at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana

Hunger Strike at River Correctional Facility, Louisiana

Hunger Strike at Adams County Correctional Center, Mississippi

Hunger Strike at Otero County Processing Center, New Mexico

Fire and Attack on Guards at Marshall County Correctional Facility, Mississippi

Hunger Strike at River Correctional Facility, Louisiana

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