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September 27, 2016

Alabama: Prison Guards Launched Work Strike Saturday at Holman
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In Alabama, prison officials have confirmed a group of correction
officers refused to report for the evening shift Saturday at the Holman
Correctional Facility in Atmore. The apparent work strike comes as
guards have been walking off the job amid safety concerns and
overcrowding throughout the summer. This is incarcerated organizer
Kinetik Justice, speaking from inside the Holman prison on Saturday.
Listen closely.

Kinetik Justice: "It's official. At 6:00, no officers came to work. None
came to work. None of the officers came to work. Deputy Commissioner
Culliver passed me my tray. Every cell, he's passing out the tray. No
officers came to work. They completely bucked on the administration. No
more will they be pawns in the game. Nighttime is going down."



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