Toronto: Hunger Strike

hunger strike: The 191 inmates, held in Toronto West Detention Centre before their transfer to Lindsay in August, staged a protest and held a brief hunger strike last Tuesday, claiming poor treatment at the new facility, located almost two hours from Toronto, according to The Star. We just want to be close to our families for visits and normal treatment from the jail, Kusi, a native from Liberia, told Tuesday through intermittent phone calls from Lindsay and Immigration detainees recently shuffled from Toronto to a Lindsay facility have vowed to continue a hunger strike until detention conditions improve. About 150 detainees resumed a hunger strike Monday, consuming only water and juices, said inmate Eric Kusi. At least four inmates have fallen sick due to low blood sugar and blood pressure, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.