A Tennessee inmate on death row is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues

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A Tennessee inmate on death row is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues

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A Tennessee inmate on death row says he is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues

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A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of the food, and individual padlocks on cell doors that he says are a safety hazard.

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Not eating is about the only control he has. May as well die on your own terms and make a statement for good.

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