More than 500 inmates in five prisons across the state are engaging in a hunger strike to protest living conditions. We find out about the inmates’ demands, and get a response from a state prison official to the strike, which started at Pelican Bay State Prison two weeks ago.
California Prison Hunger Strike
More than 500 inmates in five prisons across the state are engaging in a hunger strike to protest living conditions. We find out about the inmates' demands, and get a response from a state prison official to the strike, which started at Pelican Bay State Prison two weeks ago.
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Guests:
Charles Carbone, attorney with California Prison Focus
Terry Thornton, spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Michael Montgomery, reporter for KQED News and California Watch