The above image is a self-portrait of Billy “Guero” Sell, hunger striker who died at Corcoran state prison on July 22, 2013. CDCR attempted to cover this up, not even informing prisoner advocates it met with in the following days that a death had occurred. When outside supporters were informed …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–JULY 29, 2013 Press Contact: Isaac OntiverosPrisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity CoalitionPh.: 510 517 6612 Mediators working on behalf of California prisoners on hunger strike are calling for an independent investigation into the July 22 death of Billy “Guero” Sell, a prisoner held in solitary confinement at Corcoran State Prison and a …
“Man Down!” That’s the cry prisoners shout to the guards when a man needs immediate medical attention. The guards at Corcoran State Prison did not respond to the cry, and hunger striker Billy ‘Guero’ Sell died on July 22, 2013. The Corcoran prison officials allege that Billy Sell committed suicide. Prisoners tell a …
By Paige St. John, LA Times July 27, 2013, 2:40 p.m. A state prison inmate who had participated in the statewide hunger strike has died, apparently by hanging himself in his isolation cell, state corrections officials said Saturday. The death of the 32-year-old man occurred Monday in the segregation unit at …
The above drawings are by Billy Sell, who died on hunger strike on July 22nd after repeatedly requesting and being denied medical care. These drawings appeared in Prisoner Express (Anthology 8 and Anthology 9), a newsletter “To promote rehabilitation by offering inmates information, education, and the opportunity for …
Press Contact: Isaac OntiverosPrisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity CoalitionPh: 510 517 6612 Oakand–Mediators working on behalf of hunger striking prisoners have received disturbing news that Billy Sell, known to his friends as Guero, died while on strike at Corcoran State Prison Security Housing Unit (SHU) on Monday, July 22. His death is being ruled …
Panel Discussion: The California Prisoner Hunger Strike & Ending Long-term Solitary Confinement on 7-17-13 at Revolution Books in Berkeley, CA Andres Thomas Conteris, CloseGitmo.net – Stop U.S. Torture in Gitmo and U.S. Prisons; Director, Program of the Americans of Nonviolence International — recently interviewed hunger strikers in Pelican Bay SHU …
[emailpetition id=”1″] Two weeks into their hunger strike that began on July 8, 2013, striking prisoners and their allies in the California State Penal system began reporting an increase in denial of medical care, withdrawal of vital medications and other punitive actions against hunger strikers by physicians and nurses as …
The following is from the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network: As California prisoners’ massive hunger strike against long-term solitary confinement, group punishment, and other cruel and inhuman policies of the CDCR (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) enters its second week, Governor Jerry Brown is on a two-week vacation to Germany and Ireland. To add insult to …
The Rock is a newsletter produced by former political prisoner Ed Mead, devoted to documenting and supporting the prisoners struggle, specifically in the context that was created in the 2011 California hunger strikes, and which continues to be created in the current mass action. What follows is the most recent …