Salina Post
HUTCHINSON - Prisoners' Rights Kansas will be holding a public rally for the civil rights of all prisoners and protesting against the 'use of solitary confinement in Kansas detention facilities' on Saturday, October 25 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Hutchinson.
The protest will be held at the Northwest Corner of the intersection, Severance Street and Cole Avenue across from the Southwest corner watchtower of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility and will march Severance Avenue from Avenue G to Avenue C.
Members of the public are welcome to rally with families of the incarcerated, citizens and learn more about the ways of extended solitary confinement.
According to Interim Spokesperson of Prisoners' Rights Kansas, Ellen Johnson, she stated the purpose of this protest is to speak against the "excessive use of solitary confinement in Kansas prisons." She added that it "violates the eighth amendment against cruel and unusual punishment."
"The mental and physical health of prisoners are being affected, which interferes with rehabilitation," said Johnson. "Kansas families know that the prison system can do better, and are gathering in Hutchinson to urge the Department of Corrections to rehabilitate itself, and rethink the way prisoners in Kansas are treated."
Email: [email protected] or call (620) 259-3152 for more information.
