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Inmates’ lawyers say health of men is at risk amid allegations prisons are using cold temperatures to snuff out protest Prison guards are trying to break a hunger strike involving thousands of prisoners in California by blasting cells with cold air, confiscating legal documents and, in one case, banning lawyers, according to legal representatives and relatives. Authorities have taken the action, it is alleged, in retaliation for a strike which entered its 12th day on Friday, piling pressure on the state’s troubled penal system. Lawyers say the health of the men is being put at risk. rawstory/rs/2013/07/19/california-prison-guards-retaliating-against-hunger-strikers-lawyers-say/?utm_source=Raw+Story+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=b5c04c3b22-7_19_137_19_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1b6404e40c-b5c04c3b22-194845441
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 20:08:52 +0000

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