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Evansville Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike
Notorious prison guard abuse accounts sought
Prison abuse
January 18, 2012
Breaking inmate’s leg, framings by planting evidence, fraud, other alleged violence prompts historic court ordered investigationThe hallmark...
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Fears mount as Corcoran prisoners starve for human rights, communications cut
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike
January 13, 2012
Communications blocked from prison where inmates choose to die rather than be tortured Following riots and stab wounds in some California prisons...
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California bill so reporters can interview prisoners progressing
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike
January 6, 2012
Bill to restore freedom of the press, allowing reporters to interview prisoners in person As Gov. Jerry Brown forwards his plan for California to...
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Breaking News: Man dies in Calif. state-sponsored torture scandal
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike
December 30, 2011
Another Pelican Bay Prison SHU man dead after strip celled, blasted with 'ice cold air' in retaliation for peaceful hunger strike Another...
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Inmates being frozen for hunger striking, Some quit, Others rather die
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike
October 7, 2011
Historical peaceful protest by 12000 California prisoners prompts officials to begin freezing them in small concrete cellsOn Day 12 of the resumed...
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Historical 12,000 inmate hunger strike to end US prison torture, retaliation
Human Rights
October 5, 2011
Torture in America prompts historical inmate hunger strikeAmid the most pressing human rights violation in the U.S. today, the daily torture of 100...
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1000s stand with America's tortured prisoners: Solidarity Day success
Human Rights
August 1, 2011
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike International Solidarity Day successThousands of human rights defenders gathered in cities across globe on Monday...
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Prisoner hunger strike success? New forces to end drug war incarcerations
Human Rights
July 31, 2011
Monumental sea change to end "war on drugs" may signal a Pelican Bay Hunger Strike successDays after official end of the historical...
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City of Angels defends Pelican Bay Prison hunger strikers Thursday
Human Rights
July 27, 2011
Thursday, more actions in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, will be held by human rights defenders in solidarity with the Pelican Bay Prison former...
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7000 Calif. prisoners' hunger strike to end their torture, a historical event
Human Rights
July 24, 2011
"It's crazy to think that we can go half way around the world and fight for a democracy in Iraq and deny democracy in San Francisco, in...
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