Why are there hunger strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk colony?
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In the Dnipropetrovsk Correctional Colony No. 89, several convicts serving life sentences declared a hunger strike on 12 May.
In the Dnipropetrovsk Correctional Colony No. 89, several convicts serving life sentences declared a hunger strike. This was reported by the relatives of one of the convicts. She claims that her husband and other convicts declared a hunger strike on 12 May in connection with poor conditions of detention. The convicts complain that instead of windows, the cells are fitted with glass blocks, which let in very little daylight; there is no ventilation in the cells, which causes everything in the cell to be constantly damp. They also claim that it is impossible to send complaints out of the colony and that there is no adequate medical care.