Attorneys for 69 Inmates Request Court Order to Obtain Personals, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Attorneys for 69 Inmates Request Court Order to Obtain Personals, Newspaper Article.
Date
1977-03-15--1977-03-19
Creator
Unknown
Description
A newspaper article from The New Jersey Afro-American about prisoners who refused work assignments as a protest over living conditions. The prisoners were transferred and denied their personal belongings, telephone calls, and medical care. The group Prisoner’s Rights Organized Defense (PROD) asked a judge to restore everything for the inmates.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Law
Justice
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Prison
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.53
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0789
Rights
All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
Contributing Institution
Jackson State University
Source
Originally published in The New Jersey Afro-American, 15-19 Mar. 1977, p. 8.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson