California Prison Crisis Sparks Statewide Hunger Strike: An Interview with Isaac Ontiveros of Critical Resistance
Submitted on August 10, 2011
We discuss the recent statewide hunger strike initiated by prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison. The strike is put in context, alongside a statewide grassroots movement calling for cuts in prison spending to address California's budget crisis, and a recent US Supreme Court ruling that calls for the reduction of California state prisoners by at least 30,000, in response to overcrowding.
