Hunger Strike Archives - Page 9 of 14

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Hunger Strike at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison

ByperilousJanuary 30, 2018

January 30, 2018: Approximately eight inmates started a hunger strike in response to a number of grievances. These included lack of access to recreation time, food issues, sanitation issues, and lack of access to property.

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Hunger Strike at Edmonton Remand Centre, Alberta, Canada

ByperilousJanuary 6, 2018

January 6-10, 2018: At least 55 prisoners at the Edmonton Remand Centre in Alberta, Canada launch a hunger strike to protest an increase in violent attacks on prisoners by corrections officers. The jail responds by placing all striking prisoners in isolation and taking away

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Hunger Strike at Allred Unit, Texas

ByperilousDecember 25, 2017

Dec 25, 2017 - Jan 3, 2018: At least 48 prisoners in the administrative segregation unit stage a hunger strike which, according to prison officials, relates to demands regarding recreation time, food portions and the temperature of the prison. Also according to prison

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Hunger Strikes in Maricopa County Jails, Arizona

ByperilousOctober 31, 2017

Late October 2017: Around 23 prisoners held in the Maricopa County jails went on hunger strike to protest poor food quality.

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Refused meals at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, Colorado

ByperilousAugust 19, 2017

August 19, 2017: Nearly 100 prisoners at a women's facility refuse meals for one day in solidarity with Millions for Prisoners and those experiencing repression following the national prison strike of September, 2016. Prisoners share commissary food items and make sure each

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Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center, Washington

ByperilousAugust 8, 2017

August 8, 2017: For at least the fourth time in a year, detainees at the NWDC go on hunger strike. This time 20 detainees refuse meals after being placed in the hole for protesting an assault by guards on an 18-year-old detainee.

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Hunger Strike at Folsom State Prison, California

ByperilousMay 25, 2017

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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Hunger Strike at Robert Presley Detention Center, California

ByperilousApril 13, 2017

April 13-May 1, 2017: Approximately 21 prisoners launched a hunger strike and released a list of demands including ending long-term solitary confinement, increased movement and access to phones and educational programming, and various other changes to "frivolous and

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Hunger Strike at South Mississippi Correctional Institution

ByperilousApril 5, 2017

March/April, 2017 (Exact Dates Uncertain): Between 11 and 23 prisoners launched a hunger strike in protest of conditions at the prison, including extended lockdowns leading to lack of access to visitation and adequate recreation time.

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Hunger Strike at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility

ByperilousFebruary 2, 2017

February 2, 2017: Approximately 200 prisoners launch a two-day hunger strike in response to new visitation policies that include no kissing, no hugs lasting more than 3 seconds, no vending machines or board games, and physical separation for the duration of the visit.

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