The Atlanta Penitentiary Burns by Earl Lawson

Author:Earl Lawson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Xulon Press

BUILDING A BETTER RIOT

As a result of the November 1 riot, the detainees were placed on lockdown status once more. Since the riot had been escalated by the sight of a news media vehicle during the riot and sporadic actions after the riot, canvas was hung over the windows on the Norton side of B cell house to prevent them seeing the street. Initially, the detainees were provided with bag meals. Very quickly, the institution purchased hot carts similar to those used in a hospital to serve hot meals from cell to cell. Beginning November 26, 1984, one hot meal a day was being provided to the detainees. This required the food service department to go into a twenty-four hour operation.

On November 21, 1984, the Labor Management Relations meeting was canceled AW(O) Hosea Ramos and Union Representative Earl Lawson met in the office of the AW(O) for discussion of Union and Management’s concerns.

Associate Warden Ramos consulted with Mr. Lawson on plans which are underway to normalize operations at USP-Atlanta.

Warden Blackmon has requested $1 Million and 58 additional positions under Cuban Project 58G. These 58 requested positions are broken down to six (6) Food Service, three (3) Medical, and forty-nine (49) Custody. USP-Atlanta was given seven (7) additional Correctional Officer positions with funding after January 1, 1985. We will begin to recruit for those positions immediately. On November 21, 1984, an additional ten (10) positions were provided. Distribution of those positions will be determined by the Executive Staff.

Preliminary figures show that approximately $418,625 had been spent, thus far, during the Cuban demonstration. The Bureau has $500,000 in reserve. At the current spending rate, the remainder of this emergency reserve will be depleted.

Steps will be taken to minimize physical staff contact with the detainee population. They are:

• The Cuban population will remain in lockdown status.

• Modifications to A and B cell houses.

• All doors have been fortified.

• Showers will be secured with expanded metal and doors will have Folger Adams locks.

• Establish a Cuban detainee work cadre.

• An instrument has been developed to assist in identifying, based on risk factors, those Cuban detainees who are able to work, those who are borderline and those who are bad risks. It is management’s intent to identify approximately 424 inmates/detainees combined who would work in all critical areas within our institution. A large portion, approximately 226, would be designated to work in Unicor, and thus save our industrial operation.

• Five additional CMS employees will be on TDY from other institutions beginning Monday, November 26, through December 7 to complete installation of boilerplate on the inside of the exterior walls in E cell house. E cell house will then be converted into the Cuban work cadre unit. Cuban AD/DS will be moved to D and C cell houses. Cuff and food slots, security screening, shower doors, and doors for each range are planned to be installed. Funds have not yet been authorized.

Each department is, and will continue, experiencing overtime with no relief anticipated in the near future.

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