This story was published in partnership with The Nation. On July 8, 2013, more than 30,000 incarcerated men and women across California began refusing to eat. It was the start of the nation’s largest ever prison hunger strike, and for some the fasting would last nearly two months. The mass protest made headlines across the country, […]
"As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It": Five Years After California's Prison Hunger Strike
