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25 lip 2013 · Forty years ago this month, a pent-up rage among inmates at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester erupted in murderous violence. On July 27, 1973, “Big Mac,” as it’s commonly called, became a mini-hell of fire and black smoke, stabbing victims, beatings, hostages and looting.
26 lip 2013 · This July 1973 photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows inmate behind a fence at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester in McAlester, Okla. during one of the most destructive prison riots in American history.
26 lip 2023 · July 27, 1973, started as a regular day at the prison, but as it unwound, rampaging inmates took 22 hostages, consisting of everyone from correctional officers to Deputy Warden Sam Johnston. As buildings blazed, black plumes of smoke rising from the burning structures could be seen from miles away.
28 lip 2023 · E.L. Coplen talks about his experiences as one of the correctional officers held hostage 50 years ago during the July 27, 1973 prison riot at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester....
The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac", [3] is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres (6.30 km 2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities, today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders, [1] the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They ...
26 lip 2023 · Jul. 25—Fifty years ago on Thursday, what some consider the most destructive riot in U.S. history, erupted at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. July 27, 1973, started as a regular day...
25 lip 2023 · A riot-equipped Oklahoma National Guardsman keeps a watchful eye on inmates who were corraled behind a fence on the east side of Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on July 30 during...
