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| Prison hunger strike ends as Georgia denies abuse claims |
| By ajc.com - Edward Mitchell |
| Published: 07/10/2012 |
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A hunger strike by 10 inmates at the Georgia Classification & Diagnostic Prison has ended, according to the Department of Corrections. The strike, which sparked a protest at the state capitol building Monday, lasted from June 10 to July 6. Corrections is also denying claims that it mistreated the striking prisoners. "The hunger strike ended when inmates requested food from GDC officials," said Dabney Weems, a public relations official. The inmates, and about 40 supporters at the state capitol, were demanding that Georgia change the way it treats prisoners, particularly Miguel Jackson. Jackson, whose wife Delma Jackson organized the July 9 protest, has been imprisoned for armed robbery since 1996. His family alleges that Jackson was beaten by prison guards at Smith State Prison in December 2010, transferred in 2011 to the Georgia Classification & Diagnostic Prison, and kept in solitary confinement there for the past 18 months. "Miguel and other inmates at Georgia Diagnostics have been denied access to proper hygiene [and] medical treatment for their numerous and severe injuries, many of which were inflicted 18 months ago," Delma Jackson wrote in a Change.org petition. Read More. |
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