Flying Kites: A Story of the 2013 California Prison Hunger Strike
- Annotation:
- The 2013 California prison hunger strike, the largest prisoners' hunger strike in US history regarding the inhumane conditions of solitary confinement, peaked at 30,000 prisoners across 34 prisons.
- Creator:
- Author - The Stanford Graphic Novel Project
- Publication Information:
- Haymarket Books, Chicago, IL, 2021
- Color or Black & White:
- Genre:
- Historical Fiction
- Bibliography Available:
- No
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- Solitary confinement
- mass incarceration
- Geographic Setting:
- Pelican Bay State Prison (Calif.)
- Date Range:
- June 2013 - September 2013
- Tags:
- SHU, Secure Housing Unit, Kites, prisoners, prison hunger strike, solitary confinement, Pelican Bay State Prison, PHSS, Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition, mass incarceration, hunger strikes - California
- Notes:
- Appendix A: A timeline of the California Prison Hunger Strikes, Appendix B: Solidarity by the Numbers, Appendix C: Interview with Charles Carbone, Appendix D: The campaign to end solitary confinement, Information on what you can do to end solitary confinement and about The Stanford Graphic Novel Project.
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