The Cuban detainee uprising and riot at the Atlanta penitentiary November 23, 1987, 1988

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Title: The Cuban detainee uprising and riot at the Atlanta penitentiary November 23, 1987, 1988
Author: Smith, Renaldo A.
Decade: 1980-1989
Abstract: This thesis provides a first-hand account of the Cuban detainees' riot at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary from November 23, 1987 through December 4, 1987. The writer, a participant observer and a prison guard, reports chronologically the events of the riot from the viewpoints of the detainees, the guard force, and U. s. officials. The Marielito background of the rioters and their pre-prison conditions are examined. The researcher analyzes the factors leading to the riot, the dynamics of the riot situation, and the uprising consequences. This occurs within a sociological-historical frame of reference. Stress is placed on how the Cuban detainees won by negotiating a change in personal identity and status from foreign, low-life convict, to that of potential U.S. citizen.
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Date of Award: 1988-12-01
Degree Type: thesis
Degree Name: Master of Arts (MA)
Granting Institution: Atlanta University
Department: Criminal Justice Administration
Advisor: Murty, K. S.
Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1988_smith_renaldo_a