Why Prison Inmates Across The Country Are Going On Strike

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August 21, 2018

This April 16, 2018 file photo shows the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C. Multiple inmates were killed and others seriously injured amid fighting between prisoners inside the maximum security prison in South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/AP)

Prisoners across the country are going on strike Tuesday, demanding wide-ranging reforms. The strike comes on the 47th anniversary of the riot at Attica Correctional Facility when prisoners seized control of the prison near Buffalo, New York.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Nicole Lewis (@Nikki_Lew), Tow Reporting Fellow for The Marshall Project, about the strike.

This segment aired on August 21, 2018.

Why Prison Inmates Across The Country Are Going On Strike

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