Dave Pouliot Inmates in the State of California have been on a - TopicsExpress



          

Dave Pouliot Inmates in the State of California have been on a hunger strike to change the state’s practice of indefinite solitary confinement. The protest is centered on California’s use of security housing units, or SHUs. SHUs are small, windowless cells that inmates say are part of a system of state-sponsored torture. The strike started July 8th with SHU inmates in Pelican Bay State Prison located in Northern California. At it’s peak, more than 30-thousand inmates were refusing food. Inmate advocates say the officials are intentionally downplaying the strike to make it look less severe. Prison officials have moved strike leaders into deeper isolation known as administrative segregation. presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/27/315788/inmates-advocates-demand-change-as-us-prison-hunger-strike-enters-3rd-week/ Inmates, advocates demand change as US prison hunger strike enters 3rd week presstv.ir Crowds of people have held a demonstration in the US state of California to dema...
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:07:30 +0000

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