July 1 Hunger Strike at Pelican Bay State Prison (California)
Submitted on June 6, 2011
Monday, June 06 2011 - Infoshop News
On July 1, 2011, between 50 and 100 prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison in the Security Housing Unit (SHU)...are going on an indefinite hunger strike. The D corridor...has the highest level of restricted incarceration in the state of California and among the most severe conditions in the United States. The rules of their confinement are extremely harsh in order to force them to "debrief" or offer up information about criminal or prison gang activity of other prisoners.
