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STATE PRISON UPRISING SEPTEMBER 13, 1971 George Jackson the most famous political prisoner in the 70’s and leader of the Black Panther Party was incarcerated at San Quentin Prison in California. He was killed by the State on August 21, 1971. Because of this inmates organized a hunger strike and wore black arm ban ....

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.... State Prison during this time also had an all white correctional staff and eighty-five percent of ’s prisoners were Black and Latino. Working conditions in State Prison were unbearable, prisoners were political, poor and maltreated. Hygienic conditions were very bad and medical care was practically non-existent. Prisoners average pay was 40 cents a day for manufacturing mattresses, shoes and license plates, prisoners never saw a lawyer, were prevented from defending themselves, were isolated, raped ....