Maier said some women at Pine Grove have also started a hunger strike in solidarity with Cardinal. She said with only one prison for women, some of these inmates have to travel long distances to get home and some don't have anyone to help them. "There is no way for them to get home and Cardinal doesn't want to see another incident like [Squirrel's death] happen," she said. "Some girls will get out on a Saturday or Sunday and they'll ask to get out on Friday because there is nothing open on a Saturday or Sunday to get a bank account or try and get social assistance or anything like that," she said.