Alarmed over the discovery of 215 multiracial bodies found buried in a pauper’s cemetery behind the Hinds County, Mississippi jail, Reverend Hosea Hines,
This is common all through the south. The movie Brubaker depicts the finding of such graves, and is based on the real-life story of legendary warden Thomas O. Murton, and his efforts to reform Tucker and Cummins Prison Farms in Arkansas in 1967-68. This prison is the namesake of the Tucker Telephone, a torture device where the ringer wires of the telephone line are attached to the inmates genitals, and then the guards call the phone.
1967-68.
Brubaker is a stellar movie, highly recommend. Holds up well through time, too. Very relevant.
This is common all through the south. The movie Brubaker depicts the finding of such graves, and is based on the real-life story of legendary warden Thomas O. Murton, and his efforts to reform Tucker and Cummins Prison Farms in Arkansas in 1967-68. This prison is the namesake of the Tucker Telephone, a torture device where the ringer wires of the telephone line are attached to the inmates genitals, and then the guards call the phone.
1967-68.
Brubaker is a stellar movie, highly recommend. Holds up well through time, too. Very relevant.