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States of Siege : U. S. Prison Riots, 1971-1986.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1989Copyright date: ©1989Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (289 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780195360998
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: States of SiegeDDC classification:
  • 365/.641
LOC classification:
  • HV9471.U84 1991
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1970s -- 2. The Historical Context: 1950-1975 -- 3. D Yard Nation-Attica (1971) -- 4. A Gang in Rebellion-Joliet (1975) -- Part II. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1980s -- 5. The Historical Context: 1976-1986 -- 6. Deadly Conflict-Penitentiary of New Mexico (1980) -- 7. Guards and Inmates in Conflict-Michigan Prisons (1981) -- 8. Routine Riot-West Virginia Penitentiary (1986) -- Part III. Conclusions -- 9. The Nature and Course of Prison Riots -- 10. Causes and Effects of Prison Riots -- Appendix A. The Context of Breakdown/Deprivation Theory of Protest -- Appendix B. Immediate Demands (Attica) -- Appendix C. Practical Proposals (Attica) -- Appendix D. Proposals Collected Friday Night (Attica) -- Appendix E. The James Letter (Attica) -- Appendix F. The 28 Points (Attica) -- Appendix G. Sunday Afternoon Ultimatum (Attica) -- Appendix H. Monday Morning Ultimatum (Attica) -- Appendix I. Public Appeal by Observers (Attica) -- Appendix J. Inmate Grievances [Abridged] (West Virginia Penitentiary) -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: The most extensive and detailed work yet written on the subject, this book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, explaining the occurrence and variations of riots as a reflection of the administrative breakdown of the prison system within a changing ideological context.
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Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1970s -- 2. The Historical Context: 1950-1975 -- 3. D Yard Nation-Attica (1971) -- 4. A Gang in Rebellion-Joliet (1975) -- Part II. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1980s -- 5. The Historical Context: 1976-1986 -- 6. Deadly Conflict-Penitentiary of New Mexico (1980) -- 7. Guards and Inmates in Conflict-Michigan Prisons (1981) -- 8. Routine Riot-West Virginia Penitentiary (1986) -- Part III. Conclusions -- 9. The Nature and Course of Prison Riots -- 10. Causes and Effects of Prison Riots -- Appendix A. The Context of Breakdown/Deprivation Theory of Protest -- Appendix B. Immediate Demands (Attica) -- Appendix C. Practical Proposals (Attica) -- Appendix D. Proposals Collected Friday Night (Attica) -- Appendix E. The James Letter (Attica) -- Appendix F. The 28 Points (Attica) -- Appendix G. Sunday Afternoon Ultimatum (Attica) -- Appendix H. Monday Morning Ultimatum (Attica) -- Appendix I. Public Appeal by Observers (Attica) -- Appendix J. Inmate Grievances [Abridged] (West Virginia Penitentiary) -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

The most extensive and detailed work yet written on the subject, this book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, explaining the occurrence and variations of riots as a reflection of the administrative breakdown of the prison system within a changing ideological context.

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