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<big><big>Hunger Strike in GA Prison Enters 5<sup>th</sup> Week</big></big>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><b>by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><b>July 12, 2012</b></font></font></p>
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The hunger strike begun on June 11 by nine prisoners at Georgia's
massive Diagnostic and Classification prison, the same place where Troy
Davis was murdered last year, continues into its fifth week. Though
reports published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution declare the
strike over, the families and one of the attorneys of inmates insist
that the nine prisoners remain resolved, and continue to insist on
administrative review of their status, adequate medical care, and
access to mail and visitation privileges with their families and
attorneys which have been arbitrarily denied them. <br>
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Our sources claim that these nine were among the 37 singled out by
corrections officials in late 2010 and early 2011 after the peaceful
strike by Georgia prisoners of December 2010. They were rounded up,
many severely beaten, and transferred to close confinement and constant
lockdown at Jackson, where they have remained ever since. <br>
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On Monday July 9, about 30 people showed up at Georgia's state capitol
to visit the governor's office, where they left letters of support for
the hunger strikers. Through direct and indirect contacts with their
families and attorneys and other inmates, the prisoners know that they
DO have significant support on the outside. The warden, for example,
remarked to Miguel Jackson his surprise that the Georgia Green Party
was supporting the strikers. Your phone calls to the prison warden, to
the Department of Corrections, and the governor of Georgia have already
made a difference. <br>
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Whether or not the hunger strike lasts much longer, the nine prisoners
involved have already demonstrated their unshakable resolve, and
deserve your continued concern and support, and your calls, which are
still needed. <br>
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When you call, ask about them by name and ID number. Here are the names
and ID numbers of the nine prisoners now in the fifth week of their
hunger strike. They are
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Justin Boston</b>, ID <b>1305227</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Quentin D. Cooks</b>, ID <b>1142336</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Contravius Grier</b>, ID <b>591396</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Miguel Jackson</b>, ID <b>890692</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Bobby Anthony Minor</b>, ID
<b>1191993</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Dexter Shaw</b>, ID <b>429768</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Robert Watkins</b>, ID <b>1245402</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Demetrius White</b>, ID <b>581709</b></font></font></p>
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