By: Alyssa Wilson

Corey Miller, known as C-Murder, is participating in a hunger strike to protest the medical neglect he and other incarcerated individuals face at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.  

Miller is a U.S. Army Veteran, songwriter and rapper who gained fame on his brother Master P’s label No Limit Records as a member of the group TRU.  

 

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“Since the onset of COVID-19, they have continued placing the inmates that have tested positive for the virus in the dorms with inmates that were COVID-19 negative,” he said. “This has not only spread the virus but has caused abnormally long quarantine times. The COVID-19 positive inmates are put on a two-week quarantine time initially, but the prison adds new positive inmates to the dorm daily, which then extends the quarantine time two weeks each day that they add a new case.”  

Miller also alleged that those incarcerated at the facility are on constant lockdown with no opportunities to leave their dorms for fresh air. Additionally, he said the COVID-19 tests they are given are not up to standard, often giving them incorrect results.  

“The families of these men need to investigate their deaths due to improper treatment and neglect,” he said. “Find out who was in the dorm with their deceased loved ones and get statements from them on how they were treated. Aside from dealing with the pandemic, there are incarcerated inmates that have terminal illnesses that are not properly cared for and are dying,” he continued, citing several men who died from cancer at the facility.  

In addition to exposing the medical neglect at Elayn Hunt, Miller is also fighting for his freedom. In 2002, he was arrested in connection with the murder of a 16-year-old and sentenced to life in prison. Two key witnesses in the case recanted in 2018, but a judge refused to throw out the conviction.  

Miller is asking the media and the public to demand a full investigation into the corruption that led to his incarceration. He alleged there is evidence in the District Attorney’s files showing an illegal cover up involving DNA that was not presented to Miller or his attorney. He said, “Half my life has been stolen by the Louisiana Judicial System and it stops now.” 

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