Canada_ (Commonwealth) _ The inmate who began a hunger strike at Barton Street jail this week claims that deteriorating circumstances are the result of staffing difficulties and a dysfunctional system.
The walkout began Wednesday morning amid what inmates claim are continuous lockdowns, a shortage of outside time, and the threat of losing access to speciality TV channels. The Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre is the official name of the maximum-security institution. According to Cedar Hopperton, a volunteer with the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project, the number of convicts striking has now reached almost 180.
