prison. And lastly they demanded a reduction of sentence. The first hunger strike ended when the hunger strikers thought that the British government had met their demands. After finding out that the government hadn't met their demands, they organised a second hunger strike in March 1981. This time the strike was lead by the leader of the Provisional IRA prisoners, Bobby Sands. Every week a new prisoner would join the hunger strike. In the first few weeks four prisoners had died. The British government