November Inmate Riots

The November Inmate Riots were a series of violent uprisings that began in Vance, East Lambda on November 12th, 10 AL and lasted until November 30th. The conflict, which was fought primarily between agents of the UDD and revolting transhumans, was sparked by Svetski Construction's usage of detained transhumans for dangerous forced labor.

Background
The Scarlet Mandate of 6 AL passed by the Lambda Seat classified transhumans as enemies of the state. Deunification departments initiated a mass hunt for transhumans which concluded with upwards of 100,000 arrests. Hundreds of transhumans died from starvation or were executed shortly after their arrests, but the majority remained in custody with indefinite prison sentences.

Because of their physical enhancements, open-ended lifespans and lack of legal rights, transhuman prisoners drew the attention of corporations such as Svetski Construction, which sought to use transhumans as forced labor. Judith Mossman, then President of the Lambda Seat, amended the Scarlet Mandate to classify detained transhumans as property, which allowed Svetski Construction and other corporations to transfer transhumans into their own custody.

Unrest and 103 Blockade
Transhuman laborers were used for dangerous assignments that posed risks to normal workers. Svetski Construction often forced transhumans to operate dangerous machinery or handle hazardous materials to avoid the added expensive of protective gear. Tension between transhumans and their overseers became common and grew increasingly volatile.

On November 2nd, 10 AL, Garner Angles, a transhuman, attacked and killed a foreman at a Svetski construction site in E103 Outlying, Vance. Angles was then shot and killed by private security. Twenty transhuman laborers then took several guards and foremen hostage, barricading themselves inside the site. Nineteen hours after Angles' death, the site was breached by the UDD and the laborers were arrested. No further casualties were reported.

Revolt
Angles and the 103 Blockade inspired countless revolts that grew in intensity until November 12th, when a UDD department in C100 Inland was overrun by an organized transhuman raid. Violence quickly spread throughout the C Inland superdistrict, overwhelming local defense forces.

With much of C Inland controlled by transhumans, the UDD:V was forced to regroup in the city center. The transhumans blockaded the streets leading out of the superdistrict, which made entry and exit nearly impossible. A loose command structure was established across C Inland by transhumans using the UDD's infrastructure, which allowed for coordination that cemented their control over the region.

Some transhumans attacked civilians, but the majority ignored them. Most civilian casualties occurred due to bombardment from the UDD and crossfire between transhuman and human forces.

Reclamation
On November 29th, a group of transhumans defected and sabotaged the northernmost blockade. UDD forces traveled through the breach and utilized intel from the defectors to retake most of C Inland in a matter of hours. Fighting ended on the morning of November 30th, with approximately 1000 UDD casualties and several more transhuman casualties.

Aftermath
The few transhumans who were captured were executed without trials by UDD agents. On the 31st, President Judith Mossman passed the Interdiction Mandate, which declared that the existence of transhumans is unlawful. Transhuman laborers who did not revolt were arrested and decommissioned, though many escaped and went into hiding.

News of the revolt quickly spread. On Christmas Eve, 10 AL, East Lambda, Kytheria, the UTCE and others jointly established the Reclamation Authority, the first official Harvester agency. The 23 transhumans who defected during the revolts were offered a pardon on the condition that they joined the Reclamation Authority; all accepted.