42 detainees at ICE's Golden State Annex detention center in McFarland, California, have hit the one-week mark in their ongoing hunger strike for better living conditions. The strikers say the situation is below standards and seek adequate medical assistance, including mental health, nutritious and non-expired food; clean facilities; free calls to families and lawyers, and the end of retaliation against those who protest against the situation.
Detainees began protesting 10 days before the strike with a work stoppage by 59 people at both the Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde centers in Bakersfield, California. Both facilities are operated by GEO Group, a for-profit organization.
