Uprising at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia
April 9, 2020: Detainees at Stewart Detention Center participated in an uprising on the yard and guards responded with chemical weapons.
Tag: Stewart Detention Center
Hunger Strike at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia in Response to COVID-19
March 26, 2020: At least 350 immigrants detained at the for-profit Stewart Detention Center held a hunger strike demanding their immediate release.
Hunger Strike and Protest at Immigrant Detention Center in Georgia
April 21 - December 21, 2016 (exact dates uncertain): Between (at least) April and December of 2016, dozens of detainees at the Stewart Detention Center launch rolling hunger strikes in protest of their confinement and treatment by ICE.
Uprising and Hunger Strikes at Immigrant Detention Center in Georgia
June 9 - 12, 2014 (exact dates of hunger strike uncertain): At least 27 detainees "incite a disturbance" in one of the pods, protesting food quality issues. Days later, hundreds of detainees throw away their dinner, launching a hunger strike.
