A report on the events from August 27, 1971 through August 31, 1971 related to the death of George Jackson in San Quentin prison. Included are a press conference with Aaron Reid, representing California State Employees’ Association and State Director of Corrections Raymond Procunier regarding plans for additional security staffing and programming changes in the wake of the deaths at San Quentin prison on August 21, 1971; statements by Black legislators Assemblyman Willie Brown, Henry Ramsey, Dr. Carlton Goodlett, and Congressman Ronald V. Dellums who visited San Quentin to investigate charges of brutality; and a portion of the August 31, 1971 press conference with Bruce Bales regarding the indictment of Stephen Bingham, found in its entirety in recording BC0239.09.
Report on the deaths at San Quentin : 21 August, 1971.
PRA Archive #:
BC0242
Date Recorded On:
1971 September
Date Broadcast On:
8 Sept. 1971.
Item Duration:
29:00 [7 1/2 ips, mono.]
Total Duration (All Reels):
Station: Pacifica National Programming
View Folio: KPFA Folio, October 1971, p.2
Program: Report on the deaths at San Quentin : 21 August, 1971.
Keywords: African Americans–Civil rights–History, Bingham, Stephen, 1942-, California Audiovisual Preservation Project, California State Prison at San Quentin, Clutchette, John, 1943-, Discrimination in criminal justice administration–United States., Drumgo, Fleeta, 1945-, Jackson, George, 1941-1971, Police brutality–United States, Prison violence — San Quentin., Prisoners — San Quentin (Calif.)., Soledad Brothers
Contributors:
Speaker: Aaron Reid
Speaker: Raymond K. Procunier
Speaker: Carlton B. (Carlton Benjamin) Goodlett
Speaker: Ronald V. Dellums
Speaker: Henry Ramsey
Speaker: Willie Brown
Speaker: Bruce Bales
Asset Type: Program
Distributor: Distributor
Rights Summary:
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