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2016 National Prison Strike: Perry Correctional Institution, South Carolina

imageByperilousSeptember 9, 2016
2016 National Prison Strike: Perry Correctional Institution, South Carolina
September 9, 2016: Approximately 350 of the prison's 1500 prisoners refuse to work. Prison workers strike from the furniture factory, kitchen, landscaping, and janitorial duty.

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2016 National Prison Strike

imageByperilousSeptember 9, 2016
2016 National Prison Strike
September 9, 2016: The strike called for and supported by multiple prisoner and support organizations kicks off on the 45th anniversary of the Attica Uprising. Dozens of facilities experience some kind of disturbance or lockdown. Accurate numbers are difficult to gather

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Uprising at Perry Correctional Institution, South Carolina

imageByperilousApril 11, 2016
Uprising at Perry Correctional Institution, South Carolina
April 11, 2016: Prisoners take control of a 180-person dorm during a 5 hour uprising, holding a guard hostage and assaulting him. While staff attempts to regain control of the unit, a total of three guards are stabbed.

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Disturbance at Lieber Correctional Institute, South Carolina

imageByperilousJuly 8, 2014
Disturbance at Lieber Correctional Institute, South Carolina
July 8 - 9, 2014: Prisoners in the Ashley Unit assaulted an officer, took his keys and started unlocking cells. One prisoner, Ryan Wright, was beaten and stabbed by other prisoners during the incident. It is unclear whether there was any damage to prison infrastructure. Five

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Uprising at Wateree River Correctional Institution, South Carolina

imageByperilousJuly 1, 2014
Uprising at Wateree River Correctional Institution, South Carolina
July, 2014 (exact dates uncertain): According to multiple sources who spoke under conditions of anonymity to FITS News, an uprising occurred at the Wateree River Correctional Institution in July, 2014 in which “several thousand dollars worth of damage was done when an open

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Disturbance at Ridgeland Correctional Institution, South Carolina

imageByperilousJune 3, 2013
Disturbance at Ridgeland Correctional Institution, South Carolina
June 3, 2013: After a prisoner was caught trying to retrieve a package of contraband thrown over the fence, other prisoners in his dorm fought and protested, refusing to return to their cells. Guards deployed tear gas to regain control. One guard and one prisoner reported

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Uprising at Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina

imageByperilousSeptember 13, 2012
Uprising at Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina
September 13, 2012: A correctional guard was overpowered during an uprising in the Sumter Unit, which houses 120 prisoners. During the disturbance, prisoners took the correctional guard’s keys, pepper spray, and vest before he was held in a closet for 5 hours.

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Uprising at Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina

imageByperilousJune 5, 2012
Uprising at Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina
June 5, 2012: Prisoners in a special management unit overpowered a guard while the guard and a nurse were handing out nighttime medication. The nurse escaped, and the guard sustained physical injuries. Prisoners dressed the guard in inmate clothing and made phone calls to

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