California grapples with inmate illness as hunger strike drags on

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California grapples with inmate illness as hunger strike drags on

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California prison officials are grappling with starvation-related ailments among hunger-striking prisoners who have refused to eat for nearly six weeks to protest the state's solitary confinement policies. As the hunger strike enters its 40th day on Friday, dozens of inmates have been sent to hospitals or prison infirmaries, and officials are bracing for more illness among the 118 prisoners who have not eaten since the strike began. ...

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