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Flying Kites: A Story of the 2013 California Prison Hunger Strike
Flying Kites: A Story of the 2013 California Prison Hunger Strike
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In the Pelican Bay State Prison Secure Housing Unit, or SHU, Rodrigo Santiago is placed in indefinite solitary confinement after guards discover a book in his cell with the name of a suspected gang member written in it. He fights to stay connected to his daughter, Luz, and makes a mistake that jeopardizes their relationship. A daring hunger strike across California jails grows in intensity, bringing together activists and prisoner families. Luz becomes politicized and fights to end the torture of endless isolation, while Rodrigo fears he has lost his daughter forever.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2021
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Rodrigo Santiago is validated for gang affiliation and sent to indefinite solitary confinement in the Pelican Bay State Prison Secure Housing Unit, or SHU, after guards find a book in his cell containing the pencilled name of a suspected gang member. Life in the SHU is monotonous, isolating, and enraging, and it literally drives prisoners insane. Rodrigo resolves to survive and struggles to maintain a connection to his daughter, Luz, through letters that are his only happiness. As Luz grows up, she presses Rodrigo for more insight into his daily life. She wants the real him. Willing to give her anything she asks, Rodrigo makes a mistake that threatens to destroy the trust between them. Meanwhile, a bold, state-wide hunger strike in California prisons gathers force, with gang enmities set aside and improbable alliances forged. Activists and prisoner families organize on the outside. Luz fears she can never help her dad, and Rodrigo fears he has lost his daughter forever. On opposite sides of the prison walls, they fight to end the torture of endless isolation.
Flying Kites is a story about resilience, forgiveness, hope, and what it means to find your own voice, based on the events of the historic 2013 California prison hunger strike.
Weight: 246g
Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781642595130
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