Clifford “Lumumba” Futch

AKA: Clifford Futch; Clifford B. Futch; Lumumba Futch
Full name:Clifford Lumumba Futch
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1980s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Black Liberation Front
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Biography

Clifford “Lumumba” Futch was a Pennsylvania prisoner associated with Black Liberation Front prison organizing for religious freedom and humane treatment, according to lawyer Jill Soffiyah Elijah. She reports fourteen years in a control unit. His prison-rights litigation challenged restrictions at SCI Dallas. A separate death sentence was reversed in 1976; scholar Bill Lofquist reports his acquittal in that prosecution in 1981. That acquittal did not resolve his other convictions. His later custody status and vital dates remain unverified.

Case

SCI Dallas
Charges: Administrative segregation and prison-rights restrictions challenged in Ford v. Beister
Sentence: Elijah reports fourteen years in a control unit and interprets the treatment as repression of prison organizing. The 1986 court opinion independently documents long-term restricted housing at SCI Dallas, a March 1980 placement, and claims concerning religious services, reviews and other restrictions. Officials cited security concerns. Most challenged claims were dismissed; the religious-services issue was remanded for further consideration. This record describes administrative confinement, not a new fourteen-year criminal sentence. The exact isolation endpoints and total continuous time served are not established.
Institution State: Pennsylvania
Security: Medium

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