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Protest Indefinite Solitary Confinement

For nearly two weeks, California inmates at 24 state prisons have refused meals to protest extended solitary confinement, among other administrative abuses. Since 2011, mass protests have been an instrument of resistance for prisoners frustrated with California's failure to address the systemic problems with the correctional system. The strike in 2011 ended after officials promised reform, but now inmates are demanding a legally-binding agreement after those promises have failed to adequately manifest. The hunger strike, which began at Pelican Bay near the Oregon border, has spread to other state facilities in solidarity, and some are also refusing work assignments. The strike began with 30,000 participants, a number which has fallen to 4,487 according to an L.A. Times report on July 14. A report from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released July 15 puts the number of striking inmates at 7,667. Isaac Ontiveros, a spokesperson for Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity, declined to give his own estimate, but pointed out the vested interest California has in underreporting the protest. According to some disputed reports, visitors were not allowed into California prisons this weekend, which complicated his plan to assess participation based on the feedback of visitors.