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2018 National Prison Strike: Ohio

ByadminAugust 21, 2018

August 21-September 17, 2018 (exact end date uncertain): According to Central Ohio IWOC, at least two prisoners, David Easley and James Ward, go on hunger strike on August 21 in response to a call for a national prison strike and in protest of violence by correctional

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2016 National Prison Strike: Ohio

ByperilousSeptember 9, 2016

September 9, 2016: Hunger strikes announced at the Ohio State Penitentiary (supermax) and the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Free Ohio Movement releases extensive list of demands. Prisoner organizer Siddique Abdullah Hasan is framed and repeatedly

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Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

ByperilousMarch 16, 2015

March 16, 2015: Between thirty and forty prisoners went on hunger strike for a month, protesting new restrictions on recreation and group programming for those in solitary confinement. Prisoners alleged that they were being prevented from attending religious services, a

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Lucasville Survivors Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

ByperilousApril 11, 2013

April 11, 2013: Three inmates on death row for their involvement in the 1993 Lucasville prison uprising stage a hunger strike on the 20th anniversary of the uprising. The men are protesting the state's refusal to allow them sit-down media interviews about their cases. They

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Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

ByperilousApril 30, 2012

April 30th, 2012: On the day before May Day, the international day of the worker, at least 25 to 48 prisoners went on a 10 day hunger strike at OSP, a super-max prison. On May 1st, another group of prisoners who weren't on indefinite hunger strike, engaged in a one-day fast

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Occupy4Prisoners Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

ByperilousFebruary 20, 2012

February 20-22, 2012: Upon hearing about the call for a national "Occupy 4 Prisoners" mobilization, at least 20 prisoners at Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) organized a one-day solidarity hunger strike. During the action, they heard about outside demonstrations and decided to

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Lucasville Uprising Survivors’ Hunger Strike, Ohio

ByperilousJanuary 3, 2011

January 3, 2011: Three of the survivors of the Lucasville Uprising go on a 15-day hunger strike to protest the extreme conditions of their solitary confinement. The men were demanding conditions equal to that of other Ohio death row prisoners, namely contact with family,

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2018 National Prison Strike: Ohio

2016 National Prison Strike: Ohio

Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

Lucasville Survivors Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

Occupy4Prisoners Hunger Strike at Ohio State Penitentiary

Lucasville Uprising Survivors’ Hunger Strike, Ohio

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