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Inmates at county jails participate in hunger strike

Original post made on Apr 19, 2018

The tradition of one hunger strike a year in Santa Clara County jails since 2016 continues, as the majority of inmates have not ordered food from the commissary since Sunday, according to a local advocacy group organizer.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, April 19, 2018, 12:02 PM

Comments (4)

Posted by Robyn
a resident of another community
on Apr 19, 2018 at 3:03 pm

They were not "former correctioanl officers" when they killed Mr. Tyree.
It should be remembered that the many of the people in custody have not been convicted of any crimes. They have been arrested and, sometimes, charged.
The only crime is that they cannot post bail because they lack the funds.


Posted by Unmoved
a resident of another community
on Apr 19, 2018 at 4:57 pm

Unmoved is a registered user.

Robyn, you are not placed in jail for no reason. If they are incarcerated, there IS a reason and if they cannot post bail, they stay in their cell. That's the law, but if they followed the law, they wouldn't be there. I am unmoved by the complaints of murderers, rapists, armed robbers and the like who complain that prison is not good enough for them. As far as I'm concerned, they can starve and reduce prison overcrowding.


Posted by Moved
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 19, 2018 at 5:08 pm

ALLEGED murderers, rapists, armed robbers, and the like, who may very well be in jail for no good reason.


Posted by AllYouCanEat
a resident of Monta Loma
on Apr 21, 2018 at 1:54 am

Its also called "fasting" and its actually quite good for you. Nice to see their plight hasn't dampened their Health regiment.

Keep up the good work boys!


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