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PublisherDiversion Publishing Corp.
ISBN-101635768047
ISBN-139781635768046
eBay Product ID (ePID)12050381082
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Book TitlePrison Guard's Daughter : My Journey Through the Ashes of Attica
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDeanne Quinn Miller
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Deanne Quinn Miller's life journey is a remarkable tale of healing and reconciliation, born from the tragedy of the nation's deadliest prison uprising--the Attica riot that claimed the life of her father. The Prison Guard's Daughter reminds us that we can reach across divides--racial, social, economic--and learn lessons about others that inevitably teach us about ourselves. In a world in which the chasms among people seem to swell wider every day, this book tells us that our true angels can prevail, as long as we are ready to engage them." --Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
Dewey Decimal365.641
SynopsisOn the 50th anniversary of America's deadliest prison riot comes a prison-guard daughter's quest to uncover the truth about her father's murder during the uprisinga story of crossing racial divides, befriending inmates and correctional officers alike, and challenging the state to reveal and pay for its malfeasance. Deanne Quinn Miller was five years old when her father--William "Billy" Quinn--was murdered in the first minutes of the Attica Prison Riot, the only corrections officer to die at the hands of inmates. But how did he die? Who were the killers? Those questions haunted Dee and wreaked havoc on her psyche for thirty years. Finally, when she joined the Forgotten Victims of Attica, she began to find answers. This began the process of bringing closure not only for herself but for the other victims' families, the former prisoners she met, and all of those who perished on September 13, 1971--the day of the "retaking," when New York State troopers and corrections officers at the Attica Correctional facility slaughtered twenty-nine rioting prisoners and ten hostages in a hail of gunfire. In The Prison Guard's Daughter , Dee brings readers in on her lifelong mission for the truth and justice for the Attica survivors and the families of the men who lost their lives. But the real win was the journey that crossed racial and criminal-justice divides: befriending infamous Attica prisoner Frank "Big Black" Smith, meeting Richard Clark and other inmates who tried to carry her father to safety after his beating, and learning what life was like for all of the peopleprisoners and prison employees alikeinside Attica. As Miller lays bare the truth about her father's death, the world inside Attica, and the state's reckless raid and coverup, she conveys a narrative of compassionate humanity and a call for prison reform.
LC Classification NumberHV9025
As told toCraig, Gary
