Prisons In California

Dying for human rights: Prisoners begin hunger strike

In picturesque Crescent City, California , a coastal town six hours north of San Francisco, roughly one in five “residents” are prisoners. Several cell blocks of these isolated men began their hunger strike on Friday, July 1. After decades of living in some of the most deplorably inhuman conditions in America, they have organized themselves to say “Enough!” Pelican Bay State Prison is in many ways the prototypical American prison, illustrating the historical gap betweem “haves” vs. “have nots,” and is quixotically surrounded by the peaceful beauty of Klamath National Forest, Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Tolawa Dunes, Lake Earl and Pelican Bay.

A petition of solidarity directed towards Gov. Jerry Brown, the head of the California Department of Corrections and the prison warden has gained nearly 4,000 signatures without a single piece of mainstream media. The petition lists their core demands, including a letter sent by these men to the prison administration.

A website has been set up as a base of community support for the hunger strike. With 2.4 million people in American cages, every prison administration will certainly be on full alert to crush solidarity efforts elsewhere, with the First and Eighth Amendments being of little obstacle in these mini-fiefdoms run by wardens in every jurisdiction. This action comes seven months after Georgia prisoners organized a massive work stoppage . The need for “order” and control will likely override any violations of human rights … for now.

The famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevski once stated, “If you want to understand the humanity of a society, go to its prisons.” His book, “House of Death,” is not as celebrated as “Crime and Punishment,” but it is his true account of life in the gulags, where he got seven years worth of 19th century Tsarist “humanity.

The Prison System in California

Ayo what was on dutch tellivision? But all prison systems in america are constructed the same... made to keep you in there, rather than try to revive and change who you are to try to teach you to be a better person. They know exactly what it is, and they like it like this because frankly it keeps the world spinnin... sinnin and women drugs money and alcohol... what else? Guns thugs and bounty calls... im doubting all world leaders. they hustlin off slaves makin license plates, but thats just a side hustle..prisons get money from the government for every prisoner, so theres incentives to lock up as many as possible. they break off judges and legislators super bribes and campaign contributions, so they get hella payola and incentives to send as many people as possible to prisons. everybody wins, except the taxpayers paying for prisons and the motherfuckers getting locked up. lol i saw a "PRISON" or "JAIL" or "LOCKUP" or one of those fuckin shows when i had cable one time n they were oin a special on max security european prisons, and they showed dudes in ukraine and georgia and i think netherlands and them muthafuckas had SWIMMIN POOLS MANE i shit you not n they'd be chillin and shit with each other, they had like zoo animals and gardens and fucking shit like that in some of them. lol i saw a "PRISON" or "JAIL" or "LOCKUP" or one of those fuckin shows when i had cable one time n they were oin a special on max security european prisons, and they showed dudes in ukraine and georgia and i think netherlands and them muthafuckas had SWIMMIN POOLS MANE i shit you not n they'd be chillin and shit with each other, they had like zoo animals and gardens and fucking shit like that in some of them.

Prisons in California

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