12,000 ON HUNGER STRIKE.

       12,000 prisoners on hunger strike against inhumane conditions and treatment??  No this isn't some banana republic, it is sunny California in the land of the free the good ol' U.Sof A. It preaches human rights and freedom to the world and does its damnedest to bomb the world into freedom and democracy but has thousands of prisoners own its own soil who feel ill treated enough to go on hunger strike.

THIS FROM SACC.

       In September 6,000 prisoners in California began the 2nd wave of a hunger strike against inhumane conditions in California Secure Housing and Administrative Segregation (Ad-Seg) Units. Numbers released by the federal receiver’s office show that on September 28th, nearly 12,000 prisoners were on hunger strike.
     Lawyers from the prisoner’s legal & mediation team have been banned from communicating with hunger strikers and family members of hunger strikers have also been denied visits. This is an added punishment that increases isolation for hunger strikers in an attempt to break the strike and conceal retaliation.

More background and updates at http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/

10 ways to support the strike: http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/take-action/

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