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| Hunger strike continues at Corcoran |
| By latimesblogs.latimes.com |
| Published: 10/18/2012 |
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A rolling hunger strike that has moved through three California prisons had dwindled by Wednesday to 69 inmates, officials said. The fasting began among some 500 inmates Oct. 10 at the state's maximum security Pelican Bay State Prison near Oregon and at the California Correctional Institution at Tehachapi, north of Los Angeles. By Friday, Pelican Bay inmates had resumed eating. Those in segregated housing units at Tehachapi continued to refuse prison-prepared meals until Wednesday, when they resumed eating, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton said. However, 69 inmates continued what is now a four-day fast at Corcoran State Prison. Read More. |
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