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CALIFORNIA PRISON HUNGER STRIKE – SO WHAT’S IT REALLY ALL ABOUT?

On July 8th, a reported 30,000 prisoners started a hunger strike in California prisons, most in Pelican Bay State Prison.  At the end of the month, only about 600 inmates were still refusing two of their three daily meals.  This so-called “hunger strike” was the brainchild of convicted killer, Todd Ashker, a member of the […]