Lizzy Borden Guitarist on Vegan Hunger Strike in LA Jail

Ira Black, the guitarist for glam metal outfit Lizzy Borden, has been on a hunger strike in LA County Jail for the past 10 days because the prison refuses to serve him vegan food. Black, a vegan of 15 years, was arrested on January 3rd on a misdemeanor charge and is now being held on $65k bail.

KNAC reports Black’s fiancée has spoken out, saying the prison “will give inmates with medical problems or religious beliefs a different meal, but there is no concern for the vegetarians/vegans…The situation has been escalating hour by hour.”

Guards also forced Black to take off a sign he was wearing that said, “Hunger Strike.”