‘Obama Is Trying to Vanish Us’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 14, 2014 As the number of deportations under President Obama approaches 2 million, hundreds have gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border this week to support a group of undocumented youths and families seeking re-entry into the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From the Mouths of Hunger Strikers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 12, 2013 The long list of Obama's shames includes the retention and forced feeding of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, 84 of whom have been cleared for release, many of whom have never been charged. A short animated film produced by The Observer allows five of them to tell their story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Lawyers Representing California Hunger Strikers

BLANK Sep 9, 2013 Hunger-striking inmates seeking an end to California's use of solitary confinement concluded their two-month protest Thursday, three days after state lawmakers pledged to hold legislative hearings on conditions in the state's maximum security prisons.Hunger-striking inmates seeking an end to California's use of solitary confinement concluded their two-month protest Thursday. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Straight From an Inmate’s Mouth

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2013 Todd Ashker, a prisoner in solitary confinement at California's Pelican Bay Prison, speaks to "Democracy Now!" via recording Friday about the conditions in which he's being held. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Force-Feeding Is Not Just for Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2013 In response to the prison hunger strike that’s spread throughout California since the beginning of July, a federal judge ruled Monday that officials could force-feed the inmates. After seven grueling weeks, there are still 69 prisoners who are refusing to eat the facilities' meals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Prison Guards Allegedly Retaliate Against Hunger Strike

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2013 Prison officials are trying to break a hunger strike involving thousands of California inmates by "blasting cells with cold air, confiscating legal documents and, in one case, banning lawyers, according to legal representatives and relatives," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Prison Hunger Strike Raises Issue of Force-Feeding on U.S. Soil

By Christie Thompson, ProPublica Jul 14, 2013 As lawmakers call for an end to the force-feeding of Guantanamo detainees, the California strike serves as a reminder: Inmates in this country can ultimately be given the same treatment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Shane Bauer

BLANK Jul 14, 2013 Prisoners are among the "least of us" in America. After spending two years learning what they go through, investigative reporter Shane Bauer is raising his voice in their defense. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Journalist Shane Bauer on Inhumane Prisons From California to Iran

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 12, 2013 More than 12,000 prisoners in California have endured five days of hunger striking to end harsh punishment, redefine gang activity, improve food quality, increase access to health care and education services, and bring an end to solitary confinement, which they call "indefinite state-sanctioned torture." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

30,000 California Inmates Begin Hunger Strike Protest

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 An estimated 30,000 prisoners in California began refusing meals Monday in what may be the largest incarceration strike in history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Watch: What It’s Like for Guantanamo Detainees to Undergo Forced Feedings

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 8, 2013 Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) is drawing attention to the plight of the dozens of hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees by appearing in a newly released video in which the rapper and actor subjects himself to the invasive kind of forced feedings they receive on a daily basis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guantanamo Doctors Said to Be Untroubled by Force-Feeding Prisoners

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 21, 2013 Amid calls for President Obama to allow independent physicians to visit hunger striking detainees at Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman for the facility said Thursday that no doctors working there had balked at feeding inmates against their will. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )