{"id":1533,"date":"2011-08-11T23:09:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T04:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waronsociety.noblogs.org\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2013-02-03T17:36:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-03T23:36:23","slug":"north-carolina-prisoners-hunger-strike-ends-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waronsociety.noblogs.org\/?p=1533","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina: Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Ends Successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"

from anarchistnews<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

On July 15th, North Carolina prisoner and anarchist James Graham began a hunger strike at Lanesboro CI in solidarity with the thousands of striking prisoners across California. For over a year Graham has been isolated in solitary conditions similar to those being protested by the prisoners of Pelican Bay, where California’s hunger strike began.<\/p>\n

In addition to acting in solidarity with California’s prison rebels, Graham also used his strike to address a number of immediate issues surrounding living conditions on lock-up at Lanesboro. Less than a week after submitting his demands along with an announcement of his strike, most of his requests were addressed. We recently received word of this by mail. Below is a list of the demands accompanied by the results of the strike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis notice brings to light a hunger strike that will start on July 15th, 2011 and includes the following demands:<\/p>\n

-Provide toilet brushes, so that prisoners can adequately clean their toilets on lock-up during weekly clean-up.
\nResults: On 7\/19, the Unit Manager and Assistant Unit Manager came personally to show me \twe now have toilet brushes to clean our toilets.<\/p>\n

-Provide shower mats outside the shower, to prevent injury by slipping.
\nResults: On 7\/22, the Asst. Unit Manager passed ou shower mats to go outside the showers on \tevery block.<\/p>\n

-Provide Adequate Food\/Medical Soft Diet. We want wholesome nutritional food served in sanitary conditions. Also, I requested personally to be put on a soft vegan diet due to a medical condition.
\nResults: On 7\/20, I was finally placed on a soft vegan diet after being denied and lied to by \tsaying, \u201cThere is no such thing…\u201d Also, prisoners have been saying that portions have \tincreased.<\/p>\n

-Fix Prisoner’s Nightlights.
\nResults: On 7\/18, maintenance men came to every block and replaced ever prisoner’s bulbs that \twere out.<\/p>\n

-Provide Adequate Medical Care. We want nurses to execute prompt response to sick-calls and medical emergencies and to perform daily seg checks.
\nResults: On 7\/21, they finally called prisoners for sick-calls that had been waiting for over a \tmonth. They still haven’t been performing daily seg checks to check on the well-being of lock-\tup prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n

We’ll do our best to keep folks updated about struggles going on at Lanesboro, particularly if there is a need or call for outside solidarity actions of any kind. We hope that small victories like this one can encourage greater unity and resistance behind the walls.<\/p>\n

In love and rage,<\/em><\/strong>
\n -a few anarchists against prison<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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