Prisoner Hunger Strike Grows to Nearly 12,000

[ColdBlooded]

Prisoner Hunger Strike Grows to Nearly 12,000
Monday, October 03 2011 @ 10:18 AM CDT



Numbers released by the federal receiver’s office show that on September 28th, nearly 12,000 prisoners were on hunger strike, including California prisoners who are housed in out of state prisons in Arizona, Mississippi and Oklahoma. This historic and unprecedented number shows the strength and resolve of the prisoners to win their 5 core demands and is a serious challenge to the power of the California prison system and to the Prison Industrial Complex in general.

Prisoner Hunger Strike Grows to Nearly 12,000
Numbers released by the federal receiver’s office show that on September 28th, nearly 12,000 prisoners were on hunger strike, including California prisoners who are housed in out of state prisons in Arizona, Mississippi and Oklahoma. This historic and unprecedented number shows the strength and resolve of the prisoners to win their 5 core demands and is a serious challenge to the power of the California prison system and to the Prison Industrial Complex in general.

Prisoners are currently on strike in Pelican Bay State Prison, Calipatria, Centinela, Corcoran, Ironwood State Prison, Kern Valley State Prison, North Kern State Prison, and Salinas Valley State Prison. Throughout the last week prisoners at California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, Pleasant Valley State Prison, San Quentin as well as West Valley Detention Center in San Bernadino County were participating.

The receiver’s office and the CDCR begin monitoring prisoners who have refused food for 72 hours or for 9 consecutive meals. Representatives of the hunger strikers have previously stated that this will be a rolling strike, allowing prisoners to come off strike to regain strength. Because of this, numbers will likely fluctuate throughout the duration of the strike.

Watch a short video about solitaritary confinement produced by the American Friends Service Committee.

http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidari...prisoner-hunger-strike-grows-to-nearly-12000/

 

[L.D.S.]

Think of all the room the other inmates will have when these guys all die!

 

[Dirt E. Needlez]

exactly, if 12,000 prisoners starve to death we wont have to release as many inmates to county jails...in fact i support the hunger strike and I dare all the inmates to not eat for another month or two....save us the money!!!

i fully support criminals that wont eat the food that we as taxpayers are forced to pay for.... fuck em

 

[savage]

Let em starve

 

[GTS]

if they are in a "wolfpack" and the wolf says to not eat, you better not eat or get a lead diet

 

[fahrenheit]

You guys are some hateful ass haters

You support prisoners starving so it can save you some tax money?

Let em starve? Wow

 

[kane916]

Even if all 12,000 died your taxes would not go down a single fucking cent. It would just be spent elsewhere. Some of you seem a little stupid about "your" tax dollars.

 

[WT SAVAGE]

what do they want?

 

[Chree]

Even if all 12,000 died your taxes would not go down a single fucking cent. It would just be spent elsewhere. Some of you seem a little stupid about "your" tax dollars.

elsewhere. like fire departments, and schools?

 

[savage]

You guys are some hateful ass haters

You support prisoners starving so it can save you some tax money?

Let em starve? Wow

That's not the reason I said that. I live on my rezervation, so no taxes for me.

What exactly does, "prison", mean to you, though?

 

[timebomb]

what do they want?

to be treated like humans

 

[savage]

Lol

 

[kane916]

elsewhere. like fire departments, and schools?

After properly feeding inmates everyone knows that fire department's and school's are the highest priority when it comes to government spending.

 

[gimmefreemusic]

elsewhere. like fire departments, and schools?

no like the military.

i swear some of u dumb losers need a prison stay, you could read books instead of just talking shit on the internet.

you people do realize that if prisoner's become malnourished and sick it will cost more money for their healthcare than it would have for their meals, right?

 

[savage]

Why should prisoners be treated equally as us on the outside? Why should their demands be met? What gives them the right to even make demands? Why are they in prison in the first place? If the system gives in and meets all of their demands, what's to stop prisons across the world from pulling the same shit and perhaps asking for more?

I'm just a lost soul looking for answers.

 

[Gofer]

I think that the second you commit a crime you lose your human rights, its fucked up how people be getting sued and going to jail for defending themselves from robbery and such. Same goes for prison you lose your right to a comfortable life when you go to prison

 

[WHITE DEVIL]

Its hard to look at people who commit crimes and say point blank "These are just criminals"

After doing alot of work with prison counselors and defense attorneys, its always amazing to me not to hear the story of the crime, but the history of the criminal.

While I agree there is an element of choice, alot of these people were made hardened over years.

Usually the victim of their crimes is not the first victim in the cycle. They are.

 

[SeriouslyThug]

From my own observations of people and myself, ive seen that people express themselves relative to how they perceive themselves.
Most of it are attempts at over-compensating for what they had been made to believe they lacked from within.
Like those who tend to flaunt and prioritize their "cash/bling" above everything else are really selling themselves short, and it is because they have been "taught" that they are worthless individuals.
So to make up for the feeling of lack of 'shine' from within, they will make sure everything around them is given a shine. Shiny rims, shiny chain, shine car,shiny watch, shiny girl, etc.
We all do it, some of us just have much more to compensate for and these are the ones who end up taking it to such extremities.

 

[MizeryMade]

The prisioners goin' on hunger strike prob isn't gonna do much. Sure, it might boost prisoner morale & solidarity, but in the end, all they're doin' is starving themselves. They acted like animals on the outside, therefore they get treated like animals on the inside. They aren't at some fancy resort eatin' a 5 course meals; they're in prison. Inmates try to kill one another on a daily basis based on race, gang affiliation, sexual orientation, disrespect, or whatever "prison politics" they live by. What's to stop an imnate from assualtin' someone in the cafteria or shankin' his cellie? They acted like animals on the outside, which is why they get locked up in cages and treated like animals on the inside. Do you think the guards care if they go hungry? I doubt it. Yes, they are entitled to rights & priviledges, as is every human being. However, they have been restricted (self-imposed or otherwise) for a reason. Whose fault it that?

Do I care if a murderer, chester, or pedo goes hungry? I DON'T.

 

[surcaliman]

^^the rule of law applies in and out of prison.when these ''animals'' break the law in prison and are caught they face additional charges.there's no reason why the rule of law shouldn't be applied to c.o.'s either.