Category Archives: From Inside Prison

Hunger Strike Supporters have arranged visits with the prisoners during the hunger strike at Pelican Bay. Many supporters are also rallying outside of Pelican Bay and Corcoran regularly. Family members and friends are also sharing information from their loved ones at other prisons across California. Prisoners have also been updating advocates and activists through letters. These posts are updates from the prisoners as the hunger strike develops.

Reflecting on the CA Hunger Strike & the Struggle Forward: An Interview With Antonio Guillen, Pelican Bay SHU prisoner & hunger strike representative

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

PHSS (Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity): In approaching the year anniversary of the hunger strike, how have things changed? What have some of the advances been? Antonio: In looking at the two principal reasons that gave rise to the five core … Continue reading →

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A Statement from the Pelican Bay Human Rights Movement in Commemoration of the 1st year Anniversary of the CA Hunger Strike

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

By Kijana Tashiri Askari There has been a great deal of progress made on several levels with our human rights movement primarily from the international exposure that it garnered, but in particular, from the perspective of the power of the … Continue reading →

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Day 18: Hunger Strikers Staying Strong, Continue to Speak Out

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

The courage of the hunger strikers continues in the face of severe repression by the CDCR, as today marks Day 18 of the second phase of the historic CA hunger strike. Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity has received letters from hunger strikers … Continue reading →

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Prisoners Speak Out Against CDCR Repression, Solidarity Grows, Struggle Continues

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Admist the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR)’s increased repression to break this historic hunger strike in California, prisoners continue to speak out and expose how deeply torture is embedded within CA’s prison system. Read this letter from a … Continue reading →

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Round 2, Day 3: Strike Spreads Rapidly, At least 6,000 prisoners resume strike

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Today (9/28/11) lawyers & mediators of Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity’s mediation team confirm that at least 6,000 prisoners throughout CA are resuming the hunger strike that originally began in July. The CDCR refuses to release where prisoners are striking exactly, … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for Round 2 of Hunger Strike, CDCR Threatens Strikers

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

On Monday, September 26th, prisoners at both Pelican Bay & Calipatria will resume the hunger strike to stop the torturous conditions of Security Housing Units (SHUs). Prisoners first went on hunger strike on July 1st for nearly four weeks, until … Continue reading →

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Hunger Strike Resumes in One Week!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Prisoners in the Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit (SHU) will resume their hunger strike against torturous conditions of imprisonment next Monday, Sept. 26th 2011. Read Tortured SHU Prisoners Speak Out: The Struggle Continues for more details on why they are resuming … Continue reading →

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CDCR Releases Statistics on the Pelican Bay SHU

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Just now being revealed, the CDCR has released sobering numbers on prisoners in the Pelican Bay SHU. Of the 1,111 people currently held in the SHU: Over 513 have served 10 years or more in the SHU. Of those, 78 … Continue reading →

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Communities Rally to Challenge CDCR Practices

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

As communities across the West Coast are gearing up for a day of action in Sacramento, CA tomorrow, supporters (inter)nationally continue to grow support for the hunger strike, against torturous conditions and practices of imprisonment. Solidarity Actions will be held in New … Continue reading →

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Media Tour of Pelican Bay

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

On Wednesday, August 17th, a dozen or so reporters were given unprecedented access to the Secure Housing Unit (SHU) at Pelican Bay. Given that there was a near media blackout by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation while the … Continue reading →

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