Written by Ben Turk of RedBird Prison Abolition, during the first week of full contact visits, Sept, 2012.
The Lucasville Uprising was a rebellion against oppressive and racist policies at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville, OH. Nine inmates and one guard died during the uprising in April of 1993. Today, many people are serving time or condemned to death by the state of Ohio in relation to the uprising. We demand amnesty for all of these inmates. The conditions at SOCF were (and still are) intolerable and unconscionable.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Convict Unity and Full Contact Visits
Written by Ben Turk of RedBird Prison Abolition, during the first week of full contact visits, Sept, 2012.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
21 Point Agreement
This document, signed by Arthur Tate, is the 21 point agreement that ended the uprising in a peaceful surrender. The State of Ohio almost immediately violated essential points of the agreement, when it pursued legal action against alleged leaders and others who refused to cooperate with investigators.
Re-Examining Lucasville: Essay 4
The fourth essay in Staughton Lynd's new series,
leading up to the 20th Aniversary Conference of the Lucasville Uprising in
April of 2013. Reviewing this background page and this timeline might help
provide a context and more general understanding for the detailed information
contained in Staughton's essays.
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