 In response, New Mexico prison officials put all state prisons on lockdown on August 20th as a preemptive measure.On August 19th, prisoners in the Burnside jail in Nova Scotia, Canada held a protest and released a statement in support of the strike and with their own list of demands.While most news on strike activity didn't reach the outside on the first day, the strike received widespread attention from numerous news outlets including USA Today, Newsweek and National Public Radio.