Description
Oral history interview with John R. Dunne, member of the New York State Senate, 1966-1989, and head of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in the administration of President George H.W. Bush (1990-1993). The interview covers his role as a negotiator at the riot at Attica State Prison (1971); prison reform; his support of the Rockefeller Drug Laws and his later opposition to those laws; capital punishment; and his actions as head of the Civil Rights Division.
Date
May 19 2008 (interviewed)
Subjects
Dunne, John R. -- Interviews
Attica Correctional Facility
Prison riots -- New York (State) -- Attica
Drug control -- New York (State)
Narcotic laws -- New York (State)
Criminal justice, Administration of -- New York (State)
Object identifier
OH-Dunne
Source
;Jeffrey Kroessler. Justice in New York: An Oral History. Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. dc.lib.jjay.cuny.edu.Rights
Interview audio & transcript copyright John Jay College of Criminal Justice
