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After Shutdown Causes Family Visits to Be Canceled, Inmates at New York City Jail Go on Hunger Strike
As the government shutdown rolls onward, inmates at federal prisons have been unable to see their families, attorneys and, in some instances, have been unable to receive medication. In response, prisoners at a high-security federal jail in New York City have gone on a hunger strike in protest. A group of inmates at Metropolitan Correctional…