BREAKING NEWS: People detained at Moshannon Valley Processing Center have begun a hunger strike.

Reports from inside the facility describe a recent medical emergency where a man lost consciousness and did not receive proper care, along with ongoing concerns about illness, food quality, and access to basic necessities. Nearly 100 people are now participating in a hunger strike to protest these conditions.

A hunger strike is not a small action. It is what people do when they feel they have no other way to be seen, heard, or treated as fully human.

As our Executive Director, Jaime Martinez, shared:

“A hunger strike is a sign that something is fundamentally wrong. No one should have to withhold food to be seen, heard, or treated as fully human. We have an urgent moral obligation to respond to what our neighbors are enduring every day.

When a hunger strike becomes necessary in the eyes of our neighbors, the failure is not individual—it is structural, sustained, and morally indefensible. We cannot normalize it. We cannot look away. We cannot wait.

At Frontline DIGNITY, we name this plainly: this is an emergency of conscience. The conditions that produce this level of desperation must be confronted immediately—not deferred, diluted, or buried in process. Every day of delay deepens harm.

We are calling for immediate action from the Clearfield County Commissioners: shut down the Moshannon Valley Detention Center and initiate a full, independent investigation into its conditions, oversight, and impacts. Anything less is a refusal to confront what is already in plain view.”

This is happening here.

Call the Clearfield County Commissioners:
📞 (814) 765-2641

You can say: “I’m calling to demand the shutdown of Moshannon Valley Processing Center and a full investigation into the conditions inside.”

Demand accountability. Share this. Stay informed. Support the work so we can continue showing up for our neighbors.

Source: PennLive @pennlive
Reporting by Vida Lashgari

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