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Departments Ohio Ohio Super Max Prisoner Resumes Hunger Strike Mr. Harris says that Warden Bobby has "found a way to twist this hunger strike around to his favor by asking for more funding for programs and material that a level 5 prisoner will never see". Mr. Harris issued the following list of grievances. - Warden Bobby has failed to keep his promise to address outrageously high commissary prices. - Lack of recreational material like exercise or sporting equipment, even though there is money in an "I+E" fund earmarked for these materials. - Low quality and lack of variety in television and movie programming. - Phone calls, level 5 prisoners are demanding weekly phone calls to home, rather than monthly. - handcuffs on visits, prisoners are required to wear handcuffs in front of visiting loved ones, even though they are separated by bullet proof booths. Up to 45 prisoners participated in a week long hunger strike from Monday April 30 to Monday May 7th, in solidarity with the international worker's holiday, May Day. According to Mr. Harris, Warden Bobby has "breach[ed his] commitment" to the issues discussed at the end of this hunger strike, so he has resumed striking and vows "not to come off until everything pertaining to our issues are addressed and resolved." Another prisoner, who knows Mr Harris has stated that he's a very serious man, and will "most likely be on this hunger strike for weeks". A full statement by Mr Harris can be found at RedBirdPrisonAbolition.org. (,a href=http://www.redbirdprisonabolition.org/2012/06/statement-from-osp-hunger-striker.html>Red Bird Prison Abolition). The May Day hunger strike was the 2nd mass hunger strike at OSP this year. Dozens of prisoners at Red Onion State Prison, Virginia's super max prison are also currently on a hunger strike that started May 22nd. Last year thousands of prisoners in California's SHU and super max prisons went on a series of hunger strikes protesting their conditions and the gang debriefing process used by CDCR. There are an estimated 20 to 25 thousand prisoners held in super max prisons across the us. These prisons confine people for up to 23 hours a day in single cells the size of the average bathroom, often for years on end. Supporters of Mr. Harris can write him letters at the following address: Cornelius Harris 525-945 Ohio State Penitentiary 878 Coitsville-Hubbard Rd Youngstown, OH 44505 People can also call, email or write the Warden at the following addresses: Warden David Bobby Ohio State Penitentiary 878 Coitsville-Hubbard Rd Youngstown, OH 44505 (330) 743-0700 ext. 2006 JoAnn King |
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