Prisoners Nationwide Go on Strike to Protest 'Modern-Day Slavery'

By Dalvin Brown

Prison inmates nationwide plan to put pressure on the country's penal system by going on a two-week strike beginning Tuesday.

The strike is timed to begin on the anniversary of the killing of jailed African American activist and inmate George Jackson. He was killed by a guard in 1971 after taking guards and two inmates hostage in a bid to escape from San Quentin State Prison in California.  

The final day of the strike — Sept. 9 — also carries symbolism. That's the day in 1971 that the Attica Prison riots in New York began, eventually leaving over 40 people dead when police stormed in to re-take the facility.

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Source: USA TODAY