Post by thinkinkmesa on Aug 20, 2008 15:03:10 GMT -5
Documentary film about the Lucasville Play
A wonderful documentary account of the Lucasville Play on tour ...
THE UNTOLD STORY: How a Deadly Prison Riot Becomes a Play
Documentary by Mockrevolution
mockrevolution.com/lucasville
This documentary is an official selection of the
2008 New York City International Fringe Festival's FringeU
Performance meets politics with Lucasville: The Untold Story of A Prison Uprising. In 2004, a book by the same name was published. The authors, family members and participants are now calling for an investigation and raising awareness about the use of the death penalty.
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville was home to an 11-day stand-off in April 1993. 1 guard, Robert Vallandingham, and 9 prisoners were killed on the inside before terms of surrender were reached. 5 men were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for their role in the uprising, which included negotiating its end. Inmates testified against other inmates. Some of the key eyewitness claims have since been recanted.
The play is taken from actual conversations, court transcripts and letters from inmates. It toured Ohio in 2007, was presented as a series of staged readings in the spring of 2008 and it is being performed at the 2008 New York City International Fringe Festival this August.
The State of Ohio and Prosecutors stand by the cases and the convictions of the Lucasville 5. The state admits there is little to no actual evidence. Prosecutors maintain, and the juries have agreed, that the men who were the leaders and the voices during the disturbance could be held complicit and responsible for any and all actions during the deadly riot. The state argues their involvement speaks for itself.
Sentences have been upheld by state courts.
Saadiqah Amatullah Hasan
CEDP-Toledo Chapter
"Free Siddique Abdullah Hasan Coalition"
419-514-7634
www.FreeHasan. org
Saadiqah@freeHasan. org
Sherrell508@ sbcglobal. net
A wonderful documentary account of the Lucasville Play on tour ...
THE UNTOLD STORY: How a Deadly Prison Riot Becomes a Play
Documentary by Mockrevolution
mockrevolution.com/lucasville
This documentary is an official selection of the
2008 New York City International Fringe Festival's FringeU
Performance meets politics with Lucasville: The Untold Story of A Prison Uprising. In 2004, a book by the same name was published. The authors, family members and participants are now calling for an investigation and raising awareness about the use of the death penalty.
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville was home to an 11-day stand-off in April 1993. 1 guard, Robert Vallandingham, and 9 prisoners were killed on the inside before terms of surrender were reached. 5 men were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for their role in the uprising, which included negotiating its end. Inmates testified against other inmates. Some of the key eyewitness claims have since been recanted.
The play is taken from actual conversations, court transcripts and letters from inmates. It toured Ohio in 2007, was presented as a series of staged readings in the spring of 2008 and it is being performed at the 2008 New York City International Fringe Festival this August.
The State of Ohio and Prosecutors stand by the cases and the convictions of the Lucasville 5. The state admits there is little to no actual evidence. Prosecutors maintain, and the juries have agreed, that the men who were the leaders and the voices during the disturbance could be held complicit and responsible for any and all actions during the deadly riot. The state argues their involvement speaks for itself.
Sentences have been upheld by state courts.
Saadiqah Amatullah Hasan
CEDP-Toledo Chapter
"Free Siddique Abdullah Hasan Coalition"
419-514-7634
www.FreeHasan. org
Saadiqah@freeHasan. org
Sherrell508@ sbcglobal. net