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As 30,000 Join California Prison Hunger Strike, Corrections Officials Issue Guidelines on Starvation
On Monday, July 8th, California prisoners launched their third hunger strike in two years, protesting conditions in the Security Housing Units (SHUs), where thousands of prisoners are held in segregation units designed to limit communication. While the largest one-day participation of the prior two strikes rose to over 11,000, Monday’s strike began with a historic […]
Sal Rodriguez