In California, Almost 30,000 Inmates Go on Hunger Strike Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Cells of the prison on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay. ( Marine Perez / Wikipedia Commons ) Produced by Megan Quellhorst and Carla Javier Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC