Hunger Strike

The number of men refusing food fell to zero on Tuesday for the first time in seven weeks.

After scheduling an interview with TPR, the state agency reversed itself and denied interview requests from TPR and others.

The lawsuit filed Thursday wants to end the practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement.

An organizer alleged the prison was retaliating by interfering with the inmates' attempts to contact the outside world.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed that dozens of prisoners are refusing to eat. Organizers said they want an end to indefinite solitary confinement.