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| Unclear if hunger strike has started at state prisons |
| By times-standard.com - Megan Hansen |
| Published: 09/27/2011 |
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Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Monday they're not sure if hunger strikes have started at the Pelican Bay and Calipatria state prisons. The group Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity issued a statement Friday that said prisoners at both locations planned to start refusing state-issued meals Monday as a way to protest solitary confinement conditions. A statement released from the group on Monday said more than 100 people are striking at Calipatria. Terry Thornton, deputy press secretary for CDCR, said it's too soon to say whether hunger strikes at the prisons are under way. ”There are inmates at some prisons refusing breakfast,” Thornton said Monday. “We'll know more in 72 hours.” Thornton said there are certain practices in place to tell whether a hunger strike is happening. An inmate must state they're refusing food and miss three consecutive meals, or those that don't state outright that they're striking must miss nine consecutive meals. Read More. |
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