Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2013 California prisoner hunger strike, which involved upwards of 29,000 inmates of the California prison system, began on July 8, 2013, primarily in protest of the indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners with gang affiliations and lasted for 60 days. The strike was organized by inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison It is the largest hunger strike in the history of California. Amnesty International has supported the hunger striker's concerns. One prisoner at California State Prison, Corcoran committed suicide on July 22, while participating in the strike. Amnesty International has stated that "Conditions for prisoners in solitary confinement in California are an affront to human rights and must end".Approximately 1,000 inmates at 11 prisons were participating, 20 days into the strike. As of August 15, dozens of striking prisoners had been hospitalized since it began, with 118 prisoners having fasted continuously since July 8, out of the remaining 226 participants. Prison doctors had expressed concern over the strikers potential health risks. The strike was officially suspended by prisoners on September 5. Two days prior, state lawmakers had agreed to hold public hearings, starting in October, on the conditions in its maximum-security prisons, and the use of long-term isolation.. }
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- 2013_California_prisoner_hunger_strike abstract "The 2013 California prisoner hunger strike, which involved upwards of 29,000 inmates of the California prison system, began on July 8, 2013, primarily in protest of the indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners with gang affiliations and lasted for 60 days. The strike was organized by inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison It is the largest hunger strike in the history of California. Amnesty International has supported the hunger striker's concerns. One prisoner at California State Prison, Corcoran committed suicide on July 22, while participating in the strike. Amnesty International has stated that "Conditions for prisoners in solitary confinement in California are an affront to human rights and must end".Approximately 1,000 inmates at 11 prisons were participating, 20 days into the strike. As of August 15, dozens of striking prisoners had been hospitalized since it began, with 118 prisoners having fasted continuously since July 8, out of the remaining 226 participants. Prison doctors had expressed concern over the strikers potential health risks. The strike was officially suspended by prisoners on September 5. Two days prior, state lawmakers had agreed to hold public hearings, starting in October, on the conditions in its maximum-security prisons, and the use of long-term isolation.".