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August 21, 2018

Prisoners Launch Nationwide Strike Demanding "End of Modern Day Slavery"
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And prisoners across the country are set to launch a nationwide strike
today to demand improved living conditions, greater access to resources
and the "end of modern day slavery." Prisoners in at least 17 states are
expected to participate in the coordinated sit-ins, hunger strikes, work
stoppages and commissary boycotts from today until September 9-the 47th
anniversary of the Attica prison uprising. We'll have more on the
nationwide prison strike later in the broadcast.


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