Food Strike at Strafford County House of Corrections, NH

Food Strike at Strafford County House of Corrections, NH

Strafford County House of Corrections, Dover, NH
March 23-24, 2020

Half the prisoners in one unit of the Stafford County House of Corrections participated in a food strike on the day the prison began a 22 hour a day lockdown in response to Covid-19.

According to Chris Brackett, supervisor of the Strafford County House of Corrections, there were 343 inmates at the Strafford Jail as of April 12, of whom 62 are immigrants.

Citations:

Isolation in isolation: Inmates, jails face new challenges due to COVID-19“, Fosters, April 4, 2020.

Car rally urges Dover jail to release immigrant detainees“, Fosters, April 12, 2020.

 

Article Published: 5/10/2020
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