A dozen prisoners are on hunger strike in the Spanish State to demand the release of old and seriously ill prisoners.
- A dozen prisoners imprisoned in prisons in the Spanish State have begun a hunger strike in which they are calling for the release of old and seriously ill prisoners. The hunger strike began on 1 May and will take place for fifteen days. With this action they intend to make it clear that the coronavirus has hardened prison conditions and that they do not receive the necessary health care.
Argazkia: Sergi Rugrand / Directa.
Since the declaration of a state of alarm in the Spanish State on 13 March last, 24 people have died in state prisons. According to official data, two of them have died from COVID-19. The main source of death in prisons is overdose and suicide. The reduction in in-person visits has only increased tension in prisons.
Already more than 500 prisoners are in isolation, without leaving the module, because they have symptoms of coronavirus.
Around twenty prisoners are actively joining the protest. Through the delays they are suffering in mail communication, it is difficult for them to know how many prisoners are doing exactly hunger strike.