Name: Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary
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Author: Catherine Fogarty
ISBN: 9781771964012

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Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary

Type

Physical Book

Author

Catherine Fogarty

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781771964012

Synopsis "Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary"

“You have taken our civil rights―we want our human rights.” On April 14, 1971, a handful of prisoners attacked the guards at Kingston Penitentiary and seized control, making headlines around the world. For four intense days, the prisoners held the guards hostage while their leaders negotiated with a citizens’ committee of journalists and lawyers, drawing attention to the dehumanizing realities of their incarceration, including overcrowding, harsh punishment and extreme isolation. But when another group of convicts turned their pent-up rage towards some of the weakest prisoners, tensions inside the old stone walls erupted, with tragic consequences. As heavily armed soldiers prepared to regain control of the prison through a full military assault, the inmates were finally forced to surrender. Murder on the Inside tells the harrowing story of a prison in crisis against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in the history of human rights. Occurring just months before the uprising at Attica Prison, the Kingston riot has remained largely undocumented, and few have known the details―yet the tense drama chronicled here is more relevant today than ever. A gripping account of the standoff and the efforts for justice and reform it inspired, Murder on the Inside is essential reading for our times. Includes 24 pages of photographs.