By Chris Megerian
LA Times
SACRAMENTO — The number of inmates refusing meals as part of a statewide hunger strike has continued to drop, falling to 2,572 on Monday.
There were 4,487 inmates participating in the hunger strike Sunday, according to officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Officials consider inmates to be on a hunger strike if they refuse nine consecutive meals.
In addition, 258 inmates did not attend prison classes or report for work assignments on Monday, less than half of Sunday’s total.
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