Oral Interview with David Stacks on Huntsville 'Walls' Unit Prison History
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2022-10-25
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This is an interview with David Stacks who is the Director of The Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, TX.
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In this interview, Mr. Stacks discusses the history of the Huntsville 'Walls' Unit. Highlighting major events along the prison's timeline including the eleven-day Carrasco siege in 1974, the Prison Rodeo, changes to laws related to using prison inmates as "free labor," and several other topics.