Lucasville : The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynd, Staughton.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison riots--Ohio--Lucasville--Case studies.

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (Lucasville, Ohio).

Prison riots.

Local Subjects:

Prison riots--Ohio--Lucasville--Case studies.

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (Lucasville, Ohio).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

: PM Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In telling the story of one of the longest prison uprisings in U.S. history, in which hundreds of inmates seized a major area of an Ohio correctional facility, this chronicle examines the causes of the disturbance, what happened during its 11-day duration, and the fairness of the trials in the aftermath of the rioting. Recounted from the prisoners' side and viewed through a lawyer's and an activist's lens, this exposé sheds light on the horrific and inhumane prison conditions, the rebellion and killing of 10 people, the drivers of the negotiated surrender, and the trial that was filled with mi

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Mumia Abu-Jamal ""; ""Introduction ""; ""One: A Long Train of Abuses ""; ""Two: The Worst of the Worst ""; ""Three: Who Killed Officer Vallandingham? ""; ""Four: Settlement of a Siege ""; ""Diagrams and Photographs ""; ""Five: The Criminal Injustice System�Before Trial ""; ""Six: The Criminal Injustice System�Trial and Appeal ""; ""Seven: Overcoming Racism�The Lucasville Redemption ""; ""Eight: Attica and Amnesty ""; ""Chronology of Lucasville Rebellion ""; ""Appendix One: Transcript of Tunnel Tape 61 ""

""Appendix Two: Demands of the Prisoners in L Block """"Appendix Three: Documents Circulated by Advocates of the Death Penalty for Lucasville Rioters ""; ""Appendix Four: Selective Prosecution of Leaders of the Rebellion Compared with Informants who Concededly Committed the Same Acts ""; ""Appendix Five: Selective Prosecution Based on Identity of Victim ""; ""Endnotes ""; ""Index ""

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ISBN:

9781604865356

1604865350

9781604865370

1604865377

OCLC:

714569599