Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:18:33 -0400 Subject: Statement from Calipatria Segregation Hunger Strikers
"From Calipatria ASU: SOLIDARITY IN PROTEST: We are currently housed in Calipatria State Prison, in Southern California, where hundreds of men are going on day 8 of a "solid food hunger strike" in protest of the cruel and unusual punishment and the abuse of authority this prison has been doing. For over 20 years CDCR (California Department of Corrections and -- "so called" - Rehabilitation) has been targeting all races amongst its prison population and handing out "indeterminate sentences" in segregation like it's the thing to do. This means that we're being placed in solitary confinement against our will secluded from the world - isolation. We are labeled as validated gang members who are alleged to have ties with prison gangs. CDCR has their institutional gang investigators (I.G.I.) determine whether a person's a "validated gang member" or not. They have been known to be conspiring with one another and fabricating evidence to falsely prove a validation. Their main sources are debriefers (snitches) who will sell out their own mother if they had to once validated, one can only find their way out of this "torturous and inhumane" act of punishment by breaking people down by giving us three options - "Parole, Debrief, or DIE". It costs tax payers $56,000 to house an individual in segregation annually and there's over 3,000 "clients" confined in isolation. Do the math. What we have here is CDCR's vague and misconstrued justification of their interpretation to their policies. Their objective to validating us as "prison gang members" isn't to protect the General Population, rather to insure and guarantee that Hotel California's Segregation Units have no vacancies so CDCR can keep those fat checks rolling in. Like we mentioned in the beginning, we write this with inspiration from reading about the men and women standing up in unity to peacefully protest for what they believe in. As the world revolves so does the generation of human rights. It doesn't always take war to get your point across, which is why we stand strong in solidarity on this hunger strike. We have three options... and if our voices aren't heard the third option will be the likely one. Respectfully, Fellow hunger strikers at Calipatria State Prison ASU unit, 10/2/11" ****************************************** I just saw your post and it said "63" hunger striking at Calipatria. Which is wrong. This is the same exact thing CDCR did previous hunger strike in July when they stated till the very end in July only 39 were hunger striking when around 200 were still in July. I can confirm from numerous letters i have received within the last few days from Calipatria men in ASU segregation unit that the officers are putting the liquids on the men's trays on purpose (when it is supposed to be given to them separate) therefore when the men take the liquids and no food the officers mark them off as 'partial' hunger strike, which does not count as a full hunger strike if the officer marks down 'partial'. Some men are forced to deny liquids in order to keep it marked down as a full hunger strike and some are tempted so much to just take the liquids off the trays to survive. There are MORE than 63 inmates currently on hunger strike in Calipatria. Close to 150. The men at Calipatria segregation are also being denied medical treatment, being denied Medication and Calipatria Administration Staff is threatening the medical staff that they will lose their jobs if they help inmates. Men are falling to the ground as other men are screaming and calling out "MAN DOWN" and their yells and screams are ignored by staff therefore there could be men already dead in segregation but medical is not allowed to help them. I can confirm this is what has been written since day 8 of the hunger strike at Calipatria State Prison. The men are going until they die they have said. and i have a statement from them (above) which i will email you in a separate email which please pass along. It hurts so much because my loved one is one of those men in there... Freedom Archives 522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 <tel:415%20863-9977>415 863-9977 <http://www.freedomarchives.org/>www.Freedomarchives.org Questions and comments may be sent to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] -- <http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/jerichocointelpro>SIGN THE JERICHO COINTELPRO PETITION! 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