Summary Of When Prisoner's Protest By Wilbert Rideau

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“When Prisoner’s Protest” by Wilbert Rideau starts out by explaining that protests don’t happen often in prison. The logistics of organizing a protest is complicated, due to the lack of open communication between the inmates. They are also very dangerous for those included. So when protests do occur the inmates feel strongly enough to take that risk, even if the reason for the protest doesn’t directly affect them. Rideau talks about the 30,000 inmates in California who went on a hunger strike, hoping for change, specifically in regards to the use of solitary confinement. Rideau can attest to how horrible solitary is, as he is a former inmate, and spent the majority of his time in solitary. Rideau claims these protests can be prevented by giving