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Lakota prisoner on hunger strike
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APRIL 19, 2001 Elton Bear Eagle Chavez, an 36-year-old Oglala Lakota man serving a life sentence in a New Mexico state penitentiary, is on a hunger strike to protest policies he says deprive American Indians of religious freedom. As a result, Chavez has been moved from the Sante Fe area facility to a police hospital near Los Lunas. State Corrections Department spokesman Gerges Scott says his health is being monitored. American Indian prisoners in the state have long complained about being denied access. A group has filed a religious freedom lawsuit against state corrections officers. Get the Story:
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