a radio commentary by Mumia Abu Jamal
The demands of the strikers seem relatively tame, which gives us some insight into the level of repression...Â
A sub-demand is adequate natural sunlight - sunlight. There are few things more torturous than dying by starvation. These men are killing themselves potentially for fresh air and sunlight, and about a third of California prisoners, 11 out of 33 prisons, have joined them.Â
A sub-demand is adequate natural sunlight - sunlight. There are few things more torturous than dying by starvation. These men are killing themselves potentially for fresh air and sunlight, and about a third of California prisoners, 11 out of 33 prisons, have joined them.Â
photo by Richard Ross: Isolation exercise yard, Security Housing Unit, Pelican Bay State Prison | Crescent City, California 2006