Several incarcerated at Cheshire Correctional begin hunger strike

Several incarcerated at Cheshire Correctional begin hunger strike

Several men incarcerated at Cheshire Correctional Institution have begun a hunger strike in protest of what they describe as excessive lockdowns, low quality food and poor medical care.  The hunger strike began Monday. According to Cornel Myers, who is participating in the hunger strike at Cheshire, there are nine people in total who are refusing to eat.  “We have no intention of stopping,” Myers told the Connecticut Mirror.  Rashad Sellers, who…