A Las Vegas woman says her son and dozens of other prisoners are on hunger strike over inhumane living conditions at Nevada's Ely State Prison
Nevada Department of Corrections deputy director Brian Williams speaks during a news conference outside the Nevada Department of Corrections Casa Grande Transitional Housing Center, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 in Las Vegas. A group, including members of prison reform organization Return Strong, gathered to support the inmates at Ely State Prison who are on a hunger strike over what they say are abusive and violent conditions there.
On Friday, a top correctional official maintained that meal portions led to the strike at the prison about 250 miles north of Las Vegas. According to the Department of Corrections, two dozen people were participating in the hunger strike as of Friday morning. Of those, 19 have refused food for nine straight days, since Dec. 1.
Nearby, a man she had never met opened his arms offering a hug and Fernandez accepted, crying into his chest. In a statement released hours after the Las Vegas protest, William Gittere, acting director of the Nevada prison system, announced a policy change to “administrative sanctions” in light of the hunger strike.
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