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Uprising at El Dorado Correctional Facility, Kansas–Part 1

ByperilousJune 24, 2017

June 24, 2017: 70 prisoners, finding the doors unexpectedly unlocked, leave their housing unit and refuse orders to return. Eventually, prisoners return to their cells, but place objects in the way of the doors, preventing them from securing. They make weapons from broom and

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Uprising at Gulf Correctional Institution Annex, Florida

ByperilousJune 21, 2017

June 21, 2017: Prisoners take over several dorms for around half an hour, injuring seven guards in a "major disturbance." According to the prison, the incident involves more than twenty prisoners and is a result of "tension among gangs." One prisoner is reported injured.

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Uprising at Washington County Jail, Texas

ByperilousJune 17, 2017

June 17, 2017: At least 12 prisoners rush a guard at their cell door and take control of the area beyond. After guards retake the block, prisoners express various grievances related to their housing arrangements and classification status.

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Uprising at Trenton Correctional Institute, South Carolina

ByperilousJune 14, 2017

June 14, 2017: After a guard confiscates a prisoner's cell phone, other prisoners rally around him and fight guards. Prisoners destroy parts of the dorm and set fires in the prison yard, causing "significant damage."

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Uprising at Regina Provincial Correctional Center, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousJune 8, 2017

June 8, 2017: At least 13 prisoners took part in an uprising, causing at estimated $100,000 in damage to the facility. Following the uprising, 4 prisoners were transferred to other facilities and one prisoner and one guard were treated for minor injuries.

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Battle Between Guards and Prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison, California

ByperilousMay 24, 2017

May 24, 2017: After guards attempt to break up a fight between two prisoners on the prison yard, large groups of prisoners attack guards and fight them off. Guards respond, firing live ammunition into the crowd. Five prisoners suffer gunshot wounds and are hospitalized.

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Uprising at Otero County Detention Center, New Mexico

ByperilousApril 30, 2017

April 30, 2017: During a routine lockdown, at least nine prisoners at Otero County Jail refused to comply with orders. When guards came into their pod to subdue them they wrapped their fists with towels, got into "fighting stances", and attempted to attack the guards.

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Uprising at Tecumseh Correctional Institution, Nebraska

ByperilousMarch 2, 2017

March 2, 2017: Almost exactly two years after a major uprising at Tecumseh, approximately 40 prisoners refused orders to return to their cells. Prison staff left the day room of the housing unit and locked the doors, preventing the prisoners from moving to other units.

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Uprising at Kern Valley State Prison, California

ByperilousFebruary 7, 2017

February 7, 2017: A small fight leads to a riot involving approximately 125 prisoners. The incident spreads to a second cell block where 6 prisoners are attacked by guards using pepper spray and "less than lethal" direct impact rounds. Five prisoners are transported to a

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Uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Delaware

ByperilousFebruary 1, 2017

February 1, 2017: Prisoners mask up and rush two officers following recreation time. They take a cell block for 18 hours, holding staff hostage, issuing demands to the media and explaining their actions as a response to conditions, the failure of non-violent protest, and the

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