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Item Details
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LUCASVILLE
THE UNTOLD STORY OF A PRISON UPRISING |
| By: |
Staughton Lynd |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1592130933 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781592130931 |
| Publisher: |
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS,U.S. |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2004 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
In 1993, prisoners took control of the maximum-security prison in Lucasville, Ohio. Their 11-day ordeal started with a dispute between the warden and Muslim prisoners and ended with a negotiated settlement, but only after nine prisoners and one hostage had been killed. This work tells the story of the uprising, the subsequent trial and sentencing. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1993 prisoners took control of the maximum-security prison in Lucasville, Ohio. Their 11-day ordeal started with a dispute between the warden and Muslim prisoners and ended with a negotiated settlement, but only after nine prisoners and one hostage had been killed. In the months that followed, leaders of the uprising were singled out by the state, tried, and sentenced to death despite compelling evidence of their innocence. Lucasville tells the inside story of the uprising, the subsequent trial and sentencing. Eminent historian and lawyer Staughton Lynd brings the full power of evidence to bear as he retells the Lucasville story. He argues compellingly that the five men sentenced to death have been unfairly convicted. In addition, he describes the uprising from the inside-how the prisoners worked together, black and white, even Muslims and members of the Aryan Brotherhood, for the improvement of conditions.The ease with which the state has been able to use its resources, and the court's, to bring the Lucasville 5 to the point of execution raises questions that will make readers want to rethink not only the justification for these convictions, but the legitimacy of the death penalty in any case. |
| Illustrations: |
22 b/w illustrations, 3 figures |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Temple University Press,U.S. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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