Arizona State Prison Complex, Florence, Arizona April 9, 2018 As many as 30 prisoners attack guards after they perceive an act of disrespect on their part. Seven guards are injured, one seriously. Seven months later, the Arizona Department of Corrections releases a video of the event. Citations: “Arizona prison guard who saved co-worker honored“, AZ […]
El Dorado Correctional Facility, El Dorado, Kansas July 1, 2018 Prisoners at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado, Kansas smash dozens of windows and set fires in an uprising that began after an altercation in the prison yard between a prisoner and guards. According to a spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections, […]
Prisoners have called for a nationwide strike and protest from August 21 – Sep 9, 2018. Learn More: Jailhouse Lawyer’s Speak Press Release Amani Sawarimi (outside support coordination) IWOC endorsement Newsletters, Interviews, Essays & Zines: Fire Inside Endorsement and Analysis [zine pdf] Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement Call for Solidarity Black Solid Fist, monthly newsletter of the […]
Arizona State Prison Complex, Yuma, Arizona March 1 – 2, 2018 After guards beat an intoxicated prisoner, at least 600 prisoners participated in an uprising in which they attacked guards, set fires, threw rocks, attacked prison infrastructure and broke into the healthcare unit. One prisoner, Adam Coppa, was shot and killed during the riot and […]
Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma Washington February 7, 2018 Following a work stoppage by detainees employed in the kitchen on February 7, over 120 detainees launch a hunger strike on February 9 in protest of abuses by guards, food quality issues and other conditions. In retaliation for the hunger strike, guards beat detainees and put them […]
Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia June 9 – 12, 2014 (exact dates of hunger strike uncertain) At least 27 detainees “incite a disturbance” in one of the pods, protesting food quality issues. Days later, hundreds of detainees throw away their dinner, launching a hunger strike. Citations: “Georgia Immigrant Detainees ‘Riot’ Over Maggot-Filled Food,” Color Lines, […]
Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia April 21 – December 21, 2016 (exact dates uncertain) Between (at least) April and December of 2016, dozens of detainees at the Stewart Detention Center launch rolling hunger strikes in protest of their confinement and treatment by ICE. Detainees are place in solitary confinement as a result of their strike. […]
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El Dorado Correctional Facility, Butler County, Kansas June 29, 2017 When prisoners are released from lockdown following their rebellion earlier in the week, they immediately begin a protest of prison conditions. Around 120 prisoners occupy the prison yard and refuse orders to return to their cells. They break into an office and distribute “security and […]
El Dorado Correctional Facility, Butler County, Kansas 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 mop handles. They set […]