Michigan: Kinross Prisoner Harold Gonzales Launches Hunger Strike, Calls Needed
Anonymous Contributor | April 21st 2017 | IT'S GOING DOWN
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On Sept 9th, at the Kinross Correctional Facility prisoners participated in a nationally-coordinated prison strike. The work stoppage quickly became a protest, in the prison yard, demonstrating the unity of the prisoners and when faced with violent reprisal by the guards, escalated again into an all-out riot.
After the events of September 9th and 10th, approximately 250 prisoners were transferred from Kinross to other facilities in the Michigan prison system, most being placed into Administrative Segregation (the hole), being charged with “Inciting a Riot or Strike” and “Rioting or Striking Misconduct,” and having their security statuses raised. Recently, the Michigan Department of Corrections released a statement that many of the prisoners are being released, back into general population in the next 90 days, if they have not had any disciplinary infractions. Although, this will not apply to Harold Gonzales.
Harold was to to be released from prison in the next year, to be reunited with his son. But because he helped calm down the prison riot he is being labeled a leader and retaliated in the most brutal of fashions. He is starting a hunger strike on 4/20 and his cry for help can be read in the following letter he wrote from heart of the dungeon:
Dear Supporters,
I apologize for the delay in getting back with you. There have been new developments in the segregation time for the 400 Kinross prisoners. I went to a security classification committee hearing. They determine whether you are eligible to be released from segregation, back into general population. Up until this month, we were told that the decision was in Lansing’s hands, and they h...
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