Celiac.com 09/28/2015 - The Irish Daily Star is reporting that more than two dozen inmates at the country's top security Portlaoise Prison are set to protest prison authorities' refusal to give them gluten-free bread and better food.
The inmates, including RIRA boss Michael McKevitt, say prison officials have broken an agreement to supply gluten-free bread as part of the prison diet.
The availability of gluten-free bread seems to be an issue in what sounds like a larger complaint about the quality of food at the prison. Prisoners can purchase better food at the prison shop, at what prisoners claim are astronomical prices.
According to the Daily Star, prisoners have begun stockpiling rubbish in preparation for a "dirty protest" in a bid to get the authorities to change their mind...

Celiac.com 05/16/2022 - A Russian artist with celiac disease is facing up to ten years in prison for “sharing misinformation about the special military operation in Ukraine.”
Artist and a political activist Sasha Skochilenko was arrested and jailed this month for swapping price tags with anti-war stickers in a St. Petersburg supermarket.
In an act of solidarity, aimed at raising awareness of Skochilchenko's plight, Russian artist Ksenia Sorokina, who won the prestigious theater award Zolotaya Maska (Golden Mask) for best costume design, donated her prize to Skochilenko. 
Because Skochilenko has celiac disease, eating the food she is served in the temporary detainment center could be dangerous.
Sorokina’s friend and fellow Zolotaya Maska laureate, theater direct...

Celiac.com 07/13/2022 - A Russian artist jailed in April for replacing price tags in supermarkets with anti-war messages has provided details of abusive conditions within a Russian prison in letters to her girlfriend.
Since the start of its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Russia has attempted to crack down on anti-war protests, partly by passing a law that criminalizes the distribution of "fake news" about the Russian military or the war. Russian opposition to the war has mounted since February, and in March, Russia arrested over 13,000 protestors over the course of several weeks as anti-war rallies were held in 65 cities.
The Russian artist, Alexandra Skochilenko, who also goes by the name Sasha, was arrested under that law, on April 11, for replacing supermarket price...

Celiac.com 04/24/2023 - In 2016 New Mexico prison inmate Jennifer Harris Hopkins died while in state custody at the New Mexico Women’s Correctional Facility in Grants, New Mexico, allegedly after being denied proper medical care for her celiac disease condition, an autoimmune disorder that requires a lifelong gluten-free diet. Staff at the prison allegedly ignored or disregarded her pleas for help, where Ms. Hopkins was serving a four-year prison sentence for motor vehicle theft.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit - "A Number of Concerning Symptoms"
According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her estate, Ms. Hopkins exhibited "a number of concerning symptoms" shortly after being taken into custody, and was even taken to Cibola General Hospital for emergency medical treatment, but w...