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James Collins

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Georgia
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Biography

One of the six 'Reidsville Brothers,' Black Georgia prisoners charged with killing a guard and two inmates during the July 23, 1978 Reidsville prison rebellion and facing the death penalty; The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.8 (1979) reports he was stabbed by white inmates amid alleged official collusion. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.8; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Georgia State Prison
Charges: Murder (a guard and two inmates during prison rebellion)
Incarcerated: Jul 23, 1978
Sentence: One of the six 'Reidsville Brothers,' charged with killing a guard and two inmates during the July 23, 1978 Reidsville rebellion and facing the death penalty; stabbed by white inmates amid alleged official collusion. Verdict as recorded: Awaiting trial (facing the death penalty)
Convicted: No — pending trial
Institution State: Georgia