Slaughter in Cell House 3: The Anatomy of a Riot - Softcover

Patterson, Wayne K.; Alt, Betty L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608446433 ISBN 13: 9781608446438

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2010

Synopsis

Wayne K. Patterson served more than 30 years in the Colorado Correctional System. He was warden of both of the original penal institutions in the state at Buena Vista and Canon City. He was Executive Director of the first Department of Parole in Colorado, was later Chairman of the Parole Board and Director of Corrections for the City and County of Denver. Patterson held national offices in professional associations and was a past president of the American Correctional Association, the American Association of Wardens and Superintendents and of the West Central Wardens' Association. Patterson began his career in law enforcement with the Colorado State Patrol, was selected to be both driver and body guard for Colorado governors, Ralph Carr and John Vivian, and served in the Navy from 1944-1946.

Betty L. Alt is author or co-author of fourteen books, including Uncle Sam's Brides; Campfollowing; Weeping Violins: The Gypsy Tragedy in Europe; Black Soldiers/White Wars; Keeper of the Keys: A Warden's Notebook; Wicked Women; Fleecing Grandma & Grandpa; Policewomen: Life With the Badge; The Proteus Agenda; Following the Flag; Mountain Mafia: Organized Crime in the Rockies; Mountain Murders: Homicide in the Rockies; When Caregivers Kill. She has a B.A. in sociology from Colorado College, an M.A. in history from Northeast Missouri State University, and currently is an instructor in sociology at Colorado State University - Pueblo in Pueblo, Colorado.

About this title

From the Author

When we started out to write a history of the Colorado State Penitentiary we didn't realize what an fascinating piece of Colorado history would be found in the 1929 riot. We didn't think we could do justice to the 1929 incident in the major history and felt it deserved a book by itself.

From the Back Cover

This is the story of a prison riot-the most violent in terms of loss of life of the first seven decades of the 20th century. It was triggered by the ruthless plot of two desperate prisoner, Daniels and Pardue, trying to escape by taking hostages and bargaining with an administration which they presumed, mistakenly, was weak and gullible. The drama began on a quiet morning which soon turned into a red October afternoon followed by a black and tragic night. The time: October 3, 1929. The place: The Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608446433
• ISBN 13: 9781608446438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98