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by Calipatria ASU hunger strikers
Aug. 13, 2013 – Calipatria ASU is holding strong and still pushing in this hunger strike. Even though many have resumed eating, approximately 30 men back here continue to push for humane change by starving ourselves. It’s devastating to see our own people fall and bow down to their captors and be a slave to the system.
CDCr does not care to meet the five demands or anything else related to humane change as it shows in how these officials treat us.
Correctional officers and medical staff are now making comments to us that we are all stupid, and they say to us that they are going to let us starve to death. There were two men that went “man-down” today and the medical staff and COs took more than five minutes to respond even when we were yelling and banging on the cell doors.
The conditions currently in ASU are really bad. Six people were transferred out to Tehachapi SHU due to CDCr’s retaliation. CDCr is violating its own policy and procedures; CDCr cannot transfer an inmate who has medical conditions to a SHU (Security Housing Unit) due to his health.
Correctional officers and medical staff are now making comments to us that we are all stupid, and they say to us that they are going to let us starve to death.
There have been men sent to Centinela Hospital, Ironwood Hospital and even Corcoran Medical Hospital, yet they continue to hunger strike. Many men are filling up Central Health here at Calipatria.
To everyone reading this and still holding strong in this historic movement, we are here with you all. Our love and support to the fullest. We will continue to push for the five demands to be met while we continue to hunger strike in dignity.
In solidarity,
Calipatria ASU
