States of Siege: U.S. Prison Riots 1971-1986 by Bert Useem, Peter Kimball

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

Bert Useem, Peter Kimball

288 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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This book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, including the 1971 radical uprising in Attica, New York, and the infamous 1981 bloodbath at the New Mexico Penitentiary. The most extensive and detailed work yet written on US ...

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