Guards Retaliate Against Inmates In Growing California Prison Hunger Strike
Submitted on October 6, 2011
By Noelle de la Paz - Znet
The Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike has gained considerable momentum. The renewed strike began last week and is the second such mass action staged by inmates in less than six months to draw attention to overly punitive treatment. Thousands of inmates have reportedly joined the effort in prisons throughout California and across three additional states, despite efforts by prison administration to crackdown on inmates.
