State Prison Archives - Page 14 of 18

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Michigan Food Strike Spreads to Chippewa Correctional Facility, Michigan

ByperilousMarch 26, 2016

March 26, 2016: The food strike started on 3/20 spreads to a second facility with at least 800 prisoners refusing meals at Chippewa, as reported by the prison administration.

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Michigan Food Strike Begins at Kinross Correctional Facility, Michigan

ByperilousMarch 20, 2016

March 20-21, 2016: Prisoners organize a food strike to protest poor food quality by the privatized food contractor Trinity Services Group just eight months after Trinity takes over the role from Aramark Correctional Services. According to a prisoner at Kinross who

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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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Uprising at Donaldson Correctional Facility, Alabama

ByperilousSeptember 9, 2015

September 9, 2015: After days of lockdown and other unusual restrictions on their movement, inmates rush an unlocked door of the dining hall en-masse and occupy it before also taking over the common area and refusing to lock down. They fight guards who attempt to subdue

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Attack on Guards at Morgan County Correctional Facility, Tennessee

ByperilousAugust 18, 2015

August 18, 2015: A series of fights broke out at Morgan County C.F. including some attacks on prison guards. Two officers were seriously injured.

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Uprising at Bibb Correctional Facility, Alabama

ByperilousJuly 30, 2015

July 30, 2015: Sixteen inmates barricaded their dorm on Thursday, blocking officers from entering. After taking control of the dorm the inmates disconnected the electricity causing a minor fire and caused a significant amount of property damage. No one was injured in the

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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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Disturbance at SCI Houtzdale, Pennsylvania

ByperilousApril 28, 2015

April 28, 2015: According to charges filed by a Pennsylvania State Trooper, a group of prisoners at SCI Houtzdale attacked guards after one guard tried to break up a fight between prisoners in the prison yard.

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Attack on Guards at Arizona State Prison Complex, Florence, Arizona

ByperilousApril 9, 2015

April 9, 2015: As many as 30 prisoners attack guards after they perceive an act of disrespect on their part. Seven guards are injured, one seriously. Seven months later, the Arizona Department of Corrections releases a video of the event.

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Hunger Strike at Georgia State Prison

ByperilousFebruary 26, 2015

February 26, 2015: At least four prisoners went on hunger strike to protest various conditions, including beatings and lack of access to sufficient food, sanitation, exercise, and an effective grievance process. They also demanded an end to the state’s Tier Program, a 2013

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