Georgia prisoners ended a week-long lockdown and returned to their cells following what organizers called the largest prison work strike in U.S. history, involving thousands of inmates across 10 Georgia Department of Corrections facilities. The coordinated strike
Georgia Department of Corrections prisoners conducted a strike action in December 2010, with inmates describing their protest as “locking themselves down.”
On December 9, 2010, inmates at at least six Georgia Department of Corrections facilities conducted a coordinated work strike called “Lockdown for Liberty,” refusing to leave their cells to report to jobs and activities. The six-day