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Tag Archives: prison hunger strike
Does 22 1/2 Hours Alone in an 8 x 10 Cell Every Day Amount to Torture? Video From Inside Pelican Bay Prison
“I haven’t seen the moon since 1998.” That's inmate Jeremy Beasley, talking to me while sitting–shackled–in an interview room at Pelican Bay State Prison, California’s highest security lockup. Beasley, a convicted murderer, was clearly surprised by my presence—he told me … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Prison Policy: Document on New Isolation Rules Annotated
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Last year hundreds of inmates staged two hunger strikes that spread to 13 prisons in California. The prisoners were protesting conditions in super-maximum security units known as SHUs, where a majority of state prisoners are held in extreme isolation for … Continue reading
Hundreds of California Prisoners Could be Transferred From Isolation Units Subject of Strike
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by Michael Montgomery and Sarah Terry-Cobo, California Watch Hundreds of California prisoners locked in stark segregation units could be transferred to regular prison cells under new policies being developed by state corrections officials. The transfers could include inmates who have … Continue reading
Raw Video: Freed Iran Hikers Talk to Occupy Oakland, Support Prison Hunger Strikes
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Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal, the three UC Berkeley grads who were taken captive by Iran while hiking near the border, spoke to the Occupy Oakland protesters at their encampment in front of City Hall yesterday. Shane Bauer … Continue reading
State Officials Warn of Discipline For Inmates on Hunger Strike
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State corrections officials yesterday threatened to discipline thousands of inmates who have resumed a hunger strike over conditions at California’s highest-security lockups. A state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation memo distributed to all state inmates (pdf) said any prisoner participating … Continue reading
Thousands of Prisoners Renew Hunger Strike
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This tweeted about 15 minutes ago by KQED News' Michael Montgomery: http://twitter.com/#!/MichaelMontCW/status/118803359460360193 Update 4:10 p.m. The strike has been confirmed by the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation: http://twitter.com/#!/MichaelMontCW/statuses/118816988276592641
Inmates Vow to Resume Hunger Strike
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from California Watch Corrections officials are taking security precautions and gearing up medical staff in response to growing indications that inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison will resume a hunger strike that was suspended July 20. Strike leaders are calling … Continue reading
Security Housing Units, Extreme Isolation at Heart of Inmate Hunger Strike, is Subject of Hearing
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Corrections officials told state lawmakers today they're committed to changing the state's controversial use of isolation units at four prisons, including Pelican Bay. At an Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing, Michael Montgomery reports, legislators pressed prison officials on three main … Continue reading
What Did Prisoners on Hunger Strike Want, What Did They Get?
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After most of the state prisoners on a hunger strike ended it last week, attorney Carol Strickman of Legal Services for Prisoners With Children, who represented the demands of the strikers to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, made a … Continue reading
Dept of Corrections Says Hunger Strike at Pelican Bay Prison Over; Interview: Permeation of Gangs in Calif. Prisons
The department sent out a statement about 10 minutes ago: SACRAMENTO – Today, Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), announced that inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison have ended their hunger strike. “Hunger strikes … Continue reading
