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Convicts End Rahway State Prison Rebellion
Associated Press reporter Carl Zeitz entered Rahway State Prison with three reporters to cover the inmates grievances and demands as a nighttime uprising unfolded. Inmates claimed excessive sentences, alleged corruption, and prison conditions while detailing contraband, beatings, and racial tensions. Hostages were released after journalists were allowed to talk, and Zeitz received the inmates list of demands before departing.
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Rahway State Prison
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Miguel Sot
Lenny Bun- Ung
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Roo Muci
Herbert Smith
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William T. Cahill
Smith
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A. Stanley Vukcovich
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