Some prisoners in Division 13 are on hunger strike because they expect privileges they were not entitled to, the Prisons Director said.

The director did not say how many prisoners were on strike.

He said in a statement that officials and the doctor at the facility were keeping a constant look at the prisoners' health, which was still in a good condition.

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