- Collection:
- Southline Press, Inc. Photographs
- Title:
- The Atlanta Prison Riots
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date of Original:
- 1987
- Subject:
- Prisoners--Georgia--Atlanta
Prisons--Georgia--Atlanta
United States Penitentiary (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Cuban Riot
View of Cuban prisoners on the roof of the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia during a riot.
The Atlanta Prison Riots occurred at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta in November 1987. The U.S. State Department had agreed to an accord that would permit the repatriate Cuban nationals, including those who had been convicted of a crime and were now in Federal prison. The uprising lasted 11 days, involved more than 100 hostages, and damaged a substantial portion of the facility. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 158.18.08
ahc158018008a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/southline/id/238
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/southline:238/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 3 x 7 in. silver gelatin print
- Original Collection:
- Southline Press, Inc. Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
