A
group of lawyers, prisoner advocates, family members and supporters will be
presenting a weekend conference re-examining the history of Ohio's
most notorious prison uprising, the eleven day occupation of L-Block in the
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility at Lucasville in 1993.
The conference will present a comprehensive examination
of the facts, stories and legal proceedings from the uprising. We are also
interested in exploring the context in which the uprising occurred and the
consequences for the people of Ohio. To this end, we are seeking workshops,
presentations, participation from the broader community. We'd like you to help
us explore relevant issues such as the prison industrial complex, mass
incarceration, prison conditions, death penalty, solitary confinement, and
super-max prisons. Each of these topics is intimately present in the story of
Lucasville, and we hope you or your organization can help us provide conference
attendees with a broader understanding of how Lucasville relates to so many
issues that impact all of our lives.
The conference will be held from Friday
evening, April 19, through midday Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Columbus
State Community College in downtown Columbus. If you are interested in
participating, please submit a proposal describing your idea, workshop or
presentation to Re-ExaminingLucasville@gmail.com by Jan 18th. If you
have any questions, please contact me at
Re-ExaminingLucasville@gmail.com.
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