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Prisoners Attempt Unit Take-Over at Southern State Correctional Facility, Vermont

ByperilousNovember 19, 2019

November 19, 2019: Prisoners at Southern State Correctional Facility, Vermont's largest prison, allegedly attempted to take over a unit at the prison, according to a Vermont Department of Corrections press release. Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette said in a press

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Uprising at Prince George Regional Correctional Centre, Canada

ByperilousSeptember 22, 2019

September 22, 2019: An unknown number of prisoners at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre refused orders to return to their cells and damaged prison infrastructure.

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Uprising at Wilder John S. Youth Development Center, Tennessee

ByperilousSeptember 22, 2019

September 22, 2019: An unknown number of youth detainees at the Wilder John S Youth Development Center in Somerville, Tennessee participated in an uprising that spread between multiple pods of the facility. Detainees damaged ceilings, doors and mirrors and attempted to break

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Uprising at Palmetto Youth Academy, Florida

ByperilousSeptember 4, 2019

September 4, 2019: Forty-three juveniles engaged in an uprising, throwing chairs and breaking windows.

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Uprising at George W. Hill Correctional Center, Pennsylvania

ByperilousSeptember 2, 2019

September 2, 2019: Two blocks erupted in a "full-blown riot" and an emergency response team responded with the use of pepper ball bullets and batons.

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Uprising at Manhattan Detention Complex, New York

ByperilousAugust 19, 2019

August 19, 2019: A group of prisoners took part in a brief riot where they obtained equipment belonging to the facility, including a gas mask, and engaged in a standoff with Correctional Officers.

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Uprising at DeKalb County Jail, Georgia

ByperilousMay 15, 2019

May 15, 2019: During a protest in front of the jail, inmates inside smashed out windows in all three buildings of the facility. Many of the inmates then attempted to communicate through the smashed windows with protesters outside, shouting "help us" and "there is mold."

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Uprising at Spring Creek Correctional Center, Alaska

ByperilousMay 7, 2019

May 7, 2019: Approximately 62 prisoners barricaded themselves inside of their housing unit, Hotel Mod, and destroyed prison infrastructure. The Alaska Department of Corrections estimated that the riot caused $100,000 in damage to computer lines, cameras, interior glass, fire

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Uprising at Bell County Detention Center, Kentucky

ByperilousMay 1, 2019

May 1, 2019: At least five inmates flooded cells by clogging toilets and shower drains, set off fire alarms, and ripped a TV off the wall. The inmates then allegedly used pieces of the broken television as weapons to threaten officers that came into the cell.

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Disturbance at Covington County Jail, Alabama

ByperilousMarch 15, 2019

March 15, 2019: During a transfer of three prisoners, a group of "unruly" prisoners engaged in what the sheriff's department called a "riot"—although they did not specify what that entailed. According to the sheriff's department, the prisoners were upset because they

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