By Anita Kumar
The Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. — About four dozen prisoners at Virginia’s only super-maximum prison began a hunger strike Tuesday, demanding an end to what they call poor conditions, ongoing abuse and the practice of solitary confinement.
Attorneys and groups that represent the inmates say their clients resorted to the strike because no changes were made by the state after complaints about the use of isolation were lodged with the prison and the courts.
State officials said in March that they would implement sweeping changes to Red Onion State Prison this year as part of Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s four-year plan to help prisoners reenter society. But the inmates say changes are not coming quickly enough.
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