Prison hunger strikers now number 12,000, advocates say:
Advocates for California prison inmates conducting a hunger strike said the number of participants has swelled to 12,000, making it possibly the largest prison strike in recent U.S. history.
Photo: Inmate Timothy Kelly at Pelican Bay State Prison, where inmates waged a hunger strike in July to protest alleged mistreatment. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press
Hopefully those #OccupyWallStreet people will stand up for my homies locked down dealing with oppression on the daily. This isn’t just a passing fad for them
^ cosign.
(via beautifulbrwn)