People at two Geo Group facilities in California protest poor food quality, medical neglect and a working wage of $1 a day
More than 60 detainees at immigration processing centers in California launched a hunger strike during the last month in protest of conditions they say are in violation of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) policies.
The hunger strike at Mesa Verde and Golden State Annex facilities is an escalation of a 1 July labor strike, in which 59 people stopped working in protest of the dangerous and neglectful conditions. The hunger strike started on 11 July, but was paused when guards threatened to transfer the detainees to Texas. It was resumed in early August.