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Block G is toured in the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix Friday June 1, 2018 in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Prisoners protesting what they call “solitary confinement” by another name at SCI Phoenix ended a hunger strike Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
It’s unclear just how many prisoners took part in the action which started on June 23 – the DOC says only 12 inmates participated, while members of the Human Rights Coalition say it was closer to 40.
At the heart of the strike is what’s called an Intensive Management Unit, a program that was supposed to give people in restricted housing – units meant to segregate people who could cause harm to themselves or others in the prison – a pathway to return with the rest of the prisoners.
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Court denies appeal of inmate convicted in fatal prison riot
RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press
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DOVER, Del. (AP) The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of an inmate who was found guilty of several crimes for his role in a fatal riot at the state’s maximum-security prison.
A three-judge panel on Thursday rejected Jarreau Ayers’ claim that a statement made to the jury by a prosecutor during closing arguments unfairly prejudiced him.
Ayers, who was already serving a life term for murder, was sentenced to an additional 123 years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping, assault, riot and conspiracy in connection with the February 2017 riot.