es ▁ ▁G addy ▁started ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁when ▁his ▁sentence ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁medical ▁super vision , ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Governor ▁Ann ▁Rich ards ▁asking ▁for ▁a ▁p ardon . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁supp or ters ▁demonstrated ▁outside ▁the ▁j ail , ▁chant ing ▁" Let ▁Joe ▁go ." ▁He ▁ended ▁his ▁hung er ▁strike ▁after ▁ 1 8 ▁days , ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁when ▁Sher iff ▁Paul ▁H ast ings ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁court ▁order ▁to ▁feed ▁G addy ▁int ra ven ously ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁need le ▁inserted ▁into ▁his ▁arm . ▁ ▁Stef ano ff ▁said ▁he ▁wore ▁cl othing ▁w oven ▁from ▁h emp ▁fabric ▁when ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁j ail , ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁started ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁when ▁his ▁sentence ▁began , ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁eat ▁until ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁public ly ▁accepted ▁literature ▁and ▁a ▁bro ch ure ▁about ▁the ▁useful ness ▁of ▁h emp ▁from ▁him . ▁Stef ano ff ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁medical ▁super vision ▁and ▁ended ▁his ▁hung er ▁strike ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁after ▁ 3 4 ▁days . ▁ ▁H emp ▁City ▁During ▁Stef ano ff ' s ▁hung er ▁strike , ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁camp ed ▁out ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁j ail ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁city