- New York 07/29/2013 by Andrea Sears (WBAI)

Mediators working on behalf of California prisoners on hunger strike are calling for an independent investigation into the July 22nd death of Billy Sell, a prisoner held in solitary confinement at Corcoran State Prison.WBAI's Andrea Sears spoke with Ron Ahnen, president of the human rights organization California Prison Focus and a member of the mediation team for the hunger striking prisoners.