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| Utah Prison Hunger Strick Over |
| By ksl.com- Ben Lockhart |
| Published: 08/07/2015 |
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UTAH STATE PRISON — Six days after 42 inmates initiated a hunger strike at the Utah State Prison, all of them are accepting meals again. Each of previously striking inmate accepted lunch at noon, said Utah Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Adams. Only 11 inmates were still carrying on with their hunger strike as of breakfast Wednesday, and just two held out before accepting lunches Thursday, she said. The participating inmates, all of them gang members, were protesting for the relocation of gang leaders within the maximum security area of the prison, less time spent in isolation, and more access to prison programs offered to other inmates. Read More. |
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