From Sept. 9, when the uprising began, to its brutal end on Sept. 13, about half the inmates gathered in D Yard. Early in the riot one guard, William Quinn, died after a blow to the head; he fell and was trampled. The inmates invited observers into the prison, including the radical defense lawyer William M. Kunstler and Tom Wicker, a columnist for The New York Times. On Sept. 13, a motley crew of New York State Police officers, National Guardsmen and assorted volunteers moved to retake the prison. Ms. Thompson lingers over “the prisoner eyeglasses and dentures that had been smashed by correction officers and troopers” after the retaking of the prison.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2016 17:55 UTC