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Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional Center, Illinois

ByperilousSeptember 23, 2015

Menard Correctional Center, Chester, Illinois September 23, 2015 A group of prisoners relaunched their initial hunger strike of January, 2014, claiming that the administration had not done anything to address their grievances. On the first day of the strike, about 25 people

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Hunger Strikes at Toronto South Detention Centre

ByperilousAugust 18, 2015

August 18 - August 21, 2015 & November 18 - November 20, 2015: Prisoners at the Toronto South Detention Centre stage a series of hunger strikes to protest inhuman conditions at the new superjail that has been deemed a "$1-billion hellhole" by the media. Prisoners complain

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Mother’s Day Uprising at Tecumseh Correctional, Nebraska

ByperilousMay 10, 2015

May 10, 2015: Prisoners of all races take control of multiple housing units in the prison (including staff offices), fight off guards together, set fires, destroy walls and other infrastructure. They use office phones to call their mothers and the media and chant “Hands

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Protest at Marquette Branch Prison, Michigan

ByperilousNovember 8, 2014

November 8, 2014: Approximately 40 prisoners refused to leave the prison yard and demanded to speak with the warden about issues related to the quality of food served by the prison's privatized food service, Aramark.

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Protest at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center

ByperilousAugust 12, 2014

August 12, 2014: Approximately 393 immigrant detainees refused to leave the recreation yard until the warden heard their demands. According to an incident report released by the prison, "The list of concerns were related to food, commissary prices, laundry/frequency of

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Free Alabama Movement Second Strike Attempt

ByperilousApril 18, 2014

April 18-20, 2014: Following the January action, FAM spokespeople attempt to announce statewide strike through media outreach. Pre-emptive transfers and isolation of strike leaders stunts participation.

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Hunger Strike at Corely Detention Center in Texas

ByperilousMarch 17, 2014

March 17, 2014: Detainees at the Joe Corley Detention Center launch hunger strike in solidarity with detainees on strike in Tacoma, Washington. Outside supporters stage two solidarity actions, one at the facility, and the other in downtown Houston.

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Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

ByperilousMarch 7, 2014

March 7, 2014 - May 1, 2014: At least 750 detainees launch a hunger strike and call for an end to deportations. The action begins a series of hunger strikes and outside demonstrations that will unfold throughout the year. Years later in 2017 and 2018, NWDC will be the site

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Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional Center, Illinois

ByperilousJanuary 15, 2014

January 15-27 , 2014: After the shutdown of Tamms, Illinois supermax facility, long term solitary confinement prisoners are transferred to Menard Correctional, one of the state's oldest and least maintained facilities. About 15 of these prisoners launch a hunger strike to

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Hunger Strike at Westville Correctional Facility, Indiana

ByperilousJanuary 13, 2014

January 13-24, 2014: A group of prisoners launch a hunger strike in protest of nutritionally deficient cold sack lunches. The lunches are the result of cutbacks by Aramark. After ten days and a protest and media campaign by outside supproters, hot lunches resume. Prison

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Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional Center, Illinois

Hunger Strikes at Toronto South Detention Centre

Mother’s Day Uprising at Tecumseh Correctional, Nebraska

Protest at Marquette Branch Prison, Michigan

Protest at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center

Free Alabama Movement Second Strike Attempt

Hunger Strike at Corely Detention Center in Texas

Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional Center, Illinois

Hunger Strike at Westville Correctional Facility, Indiana

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