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Rolling Work Strikes in Prisons Throughout Texas

ByperilousApril 4, 2016

April 4-20, 2016: Prisoners call for a strike across Texas, spreading the word to the outside primarily through Incarcerated Worker's Organizing Committee (IWOC) networks. At least 4 prisons participate in the rolling work strikes. The announcement of the nationally

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Work Stoppage and Hunger Strike at Karnes County Residential Center, Texas

ByperilousMarch 30, 2015

March 30, 2015 - (end date unknown): Around 78 detained immigrant mothers, most of whom were seeking asylum from Central American countries, signed a letter demanding their release and launched a work and hunger strike as well as a boycott of the facility.

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Uprising at Willacy County Correctional Center, Texas

ByperilousFebruary 20, 2015

February 20, 2015: Nearly 2,000 inmates participated in an uprising at a private prison run by Management and Training Corporation. The facility, which lies approximately 40 miles from the US-Mexico border was used primarily to house immigrants due for deportation.

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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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Free Alabama Movement Strike

ByperilousJanuary 1, 2014

January 1-8, 2014: The Free Alabama Movement goes public with a work-stoppage against unpaid labor, sanitation issues and overcrowding. The protest lasts several days. According to the Free Alabama Movement, all of the 2,400 prisoners at both Holman and St Clair facilities

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Protest at Central Prison, North Carolina

ByperilousDecember 16, 2011

December 16, 2011: Fifteen prisoners working in the kitchen sat down on the job in protest of the hours, lack of gain time, and working conditions. According to the Prison Books Collective: "Despite the peaceful nature of the protest, guards soon came and threatened the

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Georgia 2010 Work Stoppages

ByperilousDecember 9, 2010

December 9 -15, 2010: A multiracial group of prisoners participate in a coordinated work stoppage in at least six facilities and demand decent wages, better social services and respect for their civil liberties. After six days and brutal reprisals, including two prisoners

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