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| California prisoners end hunger strike against the use of solitary confinement |
| By theguardian.com - Rory Carroll |
| Published: 09/06/2013 |
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Prisoners in California a have ended a 60-day hunger strike that challenged the use of solitary confinement in state jails. About 100 inmates who had refused food resumed eating on Thursday, in order to avert the death of malnourished, weakened men, strike leaders said in a statement. "Our decision to suspend our third hunger strike in two years does not come lightly. This decision is especially difficult considering that most of our demands have not been met." The leaders, who are at Pelican Bay state prison and call themselves the Short Corridor Collective Representatives, said they remained committed to the struggle and would make the "ultimate sacrifice" if required, but that prisoners dying was not their objective. "We recognize such sacrifice is at times the only means to an end of fascist oppression." Read More. |
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