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Month: May 2017

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Hunger Strike at Folsom State Prison, California

imageByperilousMay 25, 2017
Hunger Strike at Folsom State Prison, California
May 25, 2017: Prisoners in the administrative segregation unit launch a hunger strike in protest of conditions which they claim "constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the U.S. Constitution."

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Battle Between Guards and Prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison, California

imageByperilousMay 24, 2017
Battle Between Guards and Prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison, California
May 24, 2017: After guards attempt to break up a fight between two prisoners on the prison yard, large groups of prisoners attack guards and fight them off. Guards respond, firing live ammunition into the crowd. Five prisoners suffer gunshot wounds and are hospitalized.

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