2016 U.S. prison strike

The 2016 U.S. prison strike was a prison work stoppage that began on September 9, 2016, the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising. The strike occurred in 24 states, and over 24,000 prisoners took part in the strike. The involvement of 24,000 prisoners made this strike the largest ever recorded in the U.S. Within a week, inmates from approximately 20 prisons participated. Organizations involved in coordinating the strike included the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee and the Free Alabama Movement.

The issues behind the prison strike included unfair use of prison labor, poor wages, and unsatisfying living conditions. The main goal of the strike was to end constitutional servitude, that is, prison slavery to which inmates are subjected.

Despite the high number of striking prisoners, the strike received little mainstream media coverage.

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