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Disturbance at Redgranite Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

ByperilousMay 12, 2020

May 11, 2020: A unit at Redgranite Correctional refused to comply with staff directives after the prison was placed on "modified movement" status, a form of lockdown. The modified status was instituted after a guard tested positive for Covid-19.

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Coordinated Hunger Strike at Two Wisconsin Prisons

ByperilousMarch 26, 2019

March 26 - April 22, 2019: Nine prisoners at two Wisconsin prisons began a hunger strike demanding an end to indefinite solitary confinement. Their demands cited the recently elected governor's campaign promises to reform solitary confinement practices. The hunger strike was

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Hunger strike at Green Bay Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

ByperilousJanuary 3, 2019

January 3 - February 13, 2019 (exact end date uncertain): Three to six prisoners went on hunger strike demanding improved conditions in the Restrictive Housing Unit (RHU) at Green Bay Correctional complaining of harassment, excessive cell searches, and inadequate food.

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Youth Uprising at Lincoln Hills School, Wisconsin

ByperilousAugust 3, 2017

August 3, 2017: Youth prisoners scale a building, and attack guards with metal, shingles and rocks they tear from the roof. According to news reports, "one inmate was seen doing back flips and another threatened a guard, saying the whole ordeal could have been prevented if

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2016 National Prison Strike

ByperilousSeptember 9, 2016

September 9, 2016: The strike called for and supported by multiple prisoner and support organizations kicks off on the 45th anniversary of the Attica Uprising. Dozens of facilities experience some kind of disturbance or lockdown. Accurate numbers are difficult to gather

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Dying to Live Hunger Strikes, Wisconsin

ByperilousJune 7, 2016

June 7, 2016 - January 26, 2017: A group of prisoners at Waupun Correctional announce the “Dying to Live” hunger strike against long term solitary confinement. The protest spreads as prisoners in Columbia and Green Bay join or organize rolling hunger strikes under different

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Disturbance at Redgranite Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

Coordinated Hunger Strike at Two Wisconsin Prisons

Hunger strike at Green Bay Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

Youth Uprising at Lincoln Hills School, Wisconsin

2016 National Prison Strike

Dying to Live Hunger Strikes, Wisconsin

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