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Oakland Protesters Face Mistreatment, Beatings

HeadlineFeb 01, 2012

Reports have emerged of Occupy Oakland protesters facing mistreatment in jail following mass arrests on Saturday. The San Francisco Bay Guardian says prisoners were denied medication and that some with food allergies were refused a substitute for more than 24 hours. Prisoners were also kept in overcrowded cells, and some were reportedly beaten.

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