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Lucasville Justice project |
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From April 11 until April 21, 1993,
an uprising took place at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
in Lucasville, Ohio.
During the course of the 11-day occupation, prisoners murdered
one correctional officer and nine prisoners.
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Lucasville at FringeNYC
Art is a form of entertainment, but it is often also used as an
educational or political tool. A shining example of the
intersection of art and activism can be found this August at the
2008 New York International Fringe Festival. Lucasville:
The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising, a play by Staughton
Lynd, author of a book by the same name, and Gary Anderson, will
be featured during the two-week festival.
Lucasville chronicles the events and the relationships built during
an 11-day uprising at the Southern Ohio Correction Facility in
April 1993. The uprising resulted in the death of one
correctional officer and nine inmates, an outcry for
accountability, and trials built on shaky evidence. Ultimately, five more men are awaiting death at the hands of the
state.
“The Supermaximum Players,” the troupe performing the play, are
sharing this story in hopes that it will inspire grassroots
activism, prompt an investigation into the uprising, and save the lives
of five men awaiting execution.
Performance times in NYC and Ohio are listed
here.
Read the
07.14.08 Press Release with details of the NYC performances.
Visit the
New York International Fringe Festival
website.
Click here for Time Out New York’s article on Lucasville at
FringeNYC.
View the "Lucasville The Play" website
here.
The Lucasville Prison Uprising
Many in the small town of Lucasville worked at the correctional facility or knew
someone who did, and the emotions in southern Ohio surrounding the Lucasville
events have run so strongly that the truth has gotten lost in the shuffle.
The search for retribution led to an absence of justice for the prisoners
involved in the uprising. Prosecutorial misconduct and snitch testimony resulted in five men on death row, and many more serving
extended sentences for convictions surrounding the uprising. Some of those
convicted had spent the 11th – 21st negotiating with authorities, saving
officers’ and inmates’ lives, and attempting to keep the peace.
2008 marks the 15th anniversary of the Lucasville prison uprising, and those
wrongly convicted are still awaiting their day in court.
We ask that the
governor appoint a special commission to investigate the uprising, bring justice
to those who’ve been wrongly accused, and bring closure to the many families
affected by the tragic events of fifteen years ago.
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