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hunger strike is going on for the 6th day in Cheonan Prison.
They are not prisoners who are often said to be prisoners, but people who have completed their sentence but are held in custody for probation. TJB reporter Cho Hye-won reported how the prison hunger struggle began.
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17 guarded prisoners in Cheonan Prison are fighting for fasting by refusing to eat on the 6th day.
Although the execution of the guards has ended, they are those who are imprisoned in detention facilities for high risk of recidivism.
They claim that they participate in work for four hours a day, such as packing sanitary gloves for reasons such as social adaptation, but the wages they receive for a month are up to 53,000 won and the least people are only 20,000 won.
As he is not a prisoner who is obligated to serve, he must be paid a minimum wage, but he is in a position to exploit labor at a low price.
In addition, it is not enough to prepare for social settlement, the purpose of probation.
[Lee Sang-Hyun/Attorney Douro Incorporated: It is a personal opinion that there is a problem with the execution of additional protective and custody measures in the way of detention in the context of the end of the sentence.]
Those who participated in the hunger struggle are in their 5s to 60s and there are 2 severe diabetic patients. , There are 7 patients with high blood pressure.
[Cheonan Prison Official: (Fight for hunger) is in progress.
(In case of an emergency) Medical treatment is (implemented).
There is no such person until now.]
The prison officials said they would discuss countermeasures with the Ministry of Justice, saying that there is a big difference between their claims and the actual amount they receive.
However, the guarded guards said they would not stop fasting until meetings with the minister and others and treatment were improved.
(Video coverage: Shim Jae-gil, TJB)