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Analysis August 24, 2018
What’s Really Happening With the National Prison Strike?
Action is limited so far, but organizers are cheering the media attention.
By Nicole Lewis
A strike at prisons nationwide has been called in response to a riot in which seven inmates were killed at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C.
Commentary August 22, 2018
A Former Warden’s View on Prison Strikes
“An inmate is there as punishment, not for punishment.”
By Robin Washington
Audience members held signs and photos of Guantanamo detainees at a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights & Human Rights, in Washington, during a hunger strike at the prison, on July 24, 2013.
News September 21, 2016
Do Prison Strikes Work?
Amid a current prison work stoppage, here are five strikes and how they turned out.
By Christie Thompson
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