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SACRAMENTO, Calif- Thousands of inmates are in the middle of a hunger strike in California, said the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
As of Thursday, 4,252 inmates in eight state prisons, including Salinas Valley State Prison, have missed nine consecutive meals since Monday, September 26, 2011.
The Department of Corrections said that they do not condone organized inmate disturbances and anyone who participates in mass hunger strike will face disciplinary action including be removed from general population.
CDCR says that it will take every effort to maintain normal program operations for non-participating inmates; however, a large-scale disturbance has the potential to impact programs, operations, staffing, safety and security. If normal programming is affected, CDCR will notify inmates and their families.
The following facilities have reported inmate participation:
- Calipatria State Prison
- Centinela State Prison
- California State Prison-Corcoran
- Ironwood State Prison
- Pelican Bay State Prison
- California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran
- San Quentin State Prison
- Salinas Valley State Prison
