As documented by Alabama Political Reporter, his hunger strike began after the “prison reform activist” started speaking out; as confirmed by ADOC, an altercation occurred November 20, 2025, between Traywick and a corrections officer, “resulting in an administration of chemical spray to the face.” Traywick was “contained and escorted” to the healthcare unit, where his strike began. He was prepared; this wasn’t his first strike.

Unicorn Riot spoke with Traywick — at ADOC-enforced 15-minute intervals — about his most recent protest, and how it connects to the larger historical and current movements to improve prison conditions and reduce recidivism in Alabama and across the United States. During our conversations, he spoke at length about his fellow ‘inside’ activists Melvin Ray, Robert Earl Council (aka Kinetic Justice) and Raoul Poole, three incarcerated whistleblowers featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary “The Alabama Solution.” The “bombshell investigation” “exposes a hidden world of violence and corruption” that Traywick says he has witnessed and experienced for the last 16 years.