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| Prison hunger strike may be almost over |
| By stgeorgeutah.com- Cami Cox Jim |
| Published: 08/06/2015 |
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DRAPER – The end seems to be near in a hunger strike among inmates at the Utah State Prison in Draper. Wednesday morning, 31 of the 42 striking inmates accepted breakfast trays, according to a press release from the Utah Department of Corrections, while the other 11 inmates refused their trays. As of Wednesday evening, Fox 13 reports, 40 of the 42 inmates had agreed to end the hunger strike. On Friday, 42 maximum security inmates – all documented gang members – began the organized protest, refusing their breakfast trays and informing prison staff they were beginning a hunger strike. According to a press release from the Utah Department of Corrections, the striking inmates provided a list of demands that included a request for gang leaders to be relocated from the maximum security unit they’re currently housed in. Read More. |
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