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Protest and Hunger Strike at Dillwyn Correctional Center, Virginia

ByperilousMay 2, 2020

May 2: In early May, a hunger strike and protest erupted due to COVID-19 at Dillwyn Correction Center in Virginia. Shortly after the disturbances, several prisoners were transferred to another prison for "security reasons," but the Department of Corrections in Virginia has

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike at Farmville Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousApril 3, 2020

March 31: Approximately 100 detainees at the Farmville Detention Center organized a hunger strike in response a COVID-19 outbreak.

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2018 National Prison Strike: Hunger Strike at Sussex II State Prison, Virginia

ByperilousAugust 28, 2018

August 28-29, 2018 and September 8-9, 2018: Prisoner Uhuru B. Rowe and "a few other prisoners" engaged in two "24 hour fast[s]" in solidarity with the national prison strike.

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2018 National Prison Strike

ByperilousAugust 21, 2018

August 21 - September 9, 2018 (exact dates vary based on location): Prisoners with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak and other organizations issued 10 national demands with a call to action for work stoppages, sit-down strikes, hunger strikes and boycotts of the commissary. Organizers

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2016 National Prison Strike: Fluvanna Correctional Facility, Virginia

ByperilousSeptember 9, 2016

September 9, 2016: Women prisoners participate in the national work stoppage.

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Free Alabama Movement Second Strike Attempt

ByperilousApril 18, 2014

April 18-20, 2014: Following the January action, FAM spokespeople attempt to announce statewide strike through media outreach. Pre-emptive transfers and isolation of strike leaders stunts participation.

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Hunger Strike at Red Onion State Prison, Virginia

ByperilousMay 22, 2012

May 22 - 29, 2012: About four dozen prisoners initiated a hunger strike at Virginia's only super-max prison in response to poor conditions, guard abuse, and the use of solitary confinement.

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