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Day 4: Update on the California prison hunger strike
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Jul 11, 2013
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Day 4: Update on the California prison hunger strike
Today, a hunger strike continues at Pelican Bay State Prison, as close to 30,000 inmates protest solitary confinement, among other issues. This protest is the largest in the state's history.
In this Aug. 17, 2011 file photo, correctional officers keep watch on inmates on the recreation yard at Pelican Bay State Prison near Crescent City, Calif. Authorities say that Mexican Mafia member Danny Roman, serving a life sentence at Pelican Bay, gave orders to over two dozen gang members to commit crimes.
In this Aug. 17, 2011 file photo, correctional officers keep watch on inmates on the recreation yard at Pelican Bay State Prison near Crescent City, Calif.
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Today, a hunger strike continues at Pelican Bay State Prison, as close to 30,000 inmates protest solitary confinement, among other issues. This protest is the largest in the state's history.

Today, a hunger strike continues at Pelican Bay State Prison and others in the state, as close to 30,000 inmates protest solitary confinement, among other issues. This protest is the largest in the state's history.

Paige St. John of the L.A. Times, who has been writing about the hunger strike, joins the show with an update.