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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 Robert N. Davoren Complex, Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousDecember 11, 2018

December 11, 2018: A group of about 10 prisoners barricaded themselves into the cafeteria unit of the jail at 11:30 am and used mattresses to defend themselves against guards. In the video, guards are seen spraying pepper spray on the prisoners and violently tackling them.

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Thanksgiving Attack on Correctional Captain, Rikers Island, New York

ByperilousNovember 23, 2017

November 23, 2017: Prisoners carry out a premeditated, retaliatory attack on a corrections captain following the captain's alleged use of excessive force.

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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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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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Mass Escape Attempt at George Motchan Detention Center, New York

ByperilousMarch 11, 2014

March 11, 2014: Four prisoners broke the toilets out of their solitary confinement cells and used them to smash holes in the walls of five cells. The prisoners climbed through the holes and then confronted a guard with bricks from the walls. The guard retreated and the

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