https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/b0282c290b36c5277a8e4b47d3069025.jpg 1e1dd3e56a7862e5daad827a5aa45b80 https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/f002b0e4fecb5ee057729e3fe0d269a4.jpg ae8f1874dccf8b3f2813655330c13943 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource What's Happening Newsletters: A Look into the Texas Death Row Community Subject The topic of the resource Death row community Capital punishment Art and written word within prison Anti-capital punishment movement ' Anti-death row movement Description An account of the resource All items in the collection are from the What's Happening newsletters, published by Texas inmates on death row in the early 1990s. Funded by the Endeavor Project, an anti-capital punishment reform group, the newsletters was initially meant to circle around the death row wing in the Ellis Correctional Unit, located in Huntsville, Texas. The newsletters focus on a variety of topics, including the following: nonviolent protests, religious appeals, legal advice, and calls for community action. Primary analysis of the newsletter reveals the depth and complexity of death row and its inmates, and shows evidence of a variety of people who live among death row. The newsletter also demonstrate the importance of written word within the prison community, and express that there is a well-educated and creative community behind the prison newsletter. While collection is not meant to be an argument against capital punishment, the collection does work to eliminate some of the bias against death row and its inmates. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 1991- August 1992 Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource What's Happening newsletter staff Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ellis Correctional Unit, Huntsville, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Endeavor Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This material is made available for education and research purposes only. The creator of this exhibit does not own the rights for these items; it cannot grant or deny permission to use this material. Copyright law protects unpublished as well as published materials. It is your responsibility to determine the rights status and secure whatever permission may be needed for the use of any item. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information may be incomplete or out of date. We welcome updates or corrections. Upon request, we'll remove material from public view while we address a rights issue. Relation A related resource Box 2L149, Endeavor Folder 1, A Guide to the Texas Death Row Collections, [ca 1980s] -1995, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Newsletters Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource What's Happening newsletter staff Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper newsletter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource What's Happening Texas Death Row Newsletter, Issue #11 Subject The topic of the resource Death row community Death row inmates Anti-death row movement Prison literature Prisoners as journalists Description An account of the resource This is the 11th issue of the newsletter. The coordinators of this issue are Joseph Nicholas-Bey and John K. Barefield. Article titles and a short synopsis of the articles found in this issue are listed below. Active Execution Dates as of August 15, 1992 Eleven upcoming inmate executions are listed along with their execution dates. It also includes some information about death row population size and "state murders". Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) This article lists out the rules and requirements of Rule 302 "Discretionary Review in General" in the Court of Criminal Appeals Texas Death Row Hunger Strike This article discusses a hunger strike taking place within the prison. The hunger strike began on July 19th, 1992, and occurs in three-day increments. Cornelis Gross, the head of the Nonviolent Action Committee within the Endeavor Project spearheaded the hunger strike. At the time of publication, 51 death row community members participated in the hunger strike, and the article appeals for more to join. Ad Placement by Lost Horizons Bookstore Misconduct and Racial Discrimination The following article includes a letter from inmate Ponchi "T-Bone" Wilkerson, describing his racist encounter with a correctional officer, where the CO uses unnecessary force on Wilkerson. At the time of publication, Wilkerson was placed in administrative segregation. When Wilkerson refused to leave his cell in order to get a haircut, CO Smith and CO Van Camp retaliated with "unprovoked use of force". The COs handcuffed Wilkerson, searched his room, called him racial slurs, and physically abused Wilkerson. Wilkerson claims two inmates witnessed the event. The letter ends with an appeal by Wilkerson for inmates to stand up for one another and "put an end to the abuse". The newsletter Coordinators also include their support for Wilkerson. The Coordinators end the newsletter calling on inmates to speak up for what they believe in and to support one another against the abuse. "The responsibility rests with us to force change upon this antiquated system." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1992 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newsletter Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Endeavor Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource What's Happening newsletter staff Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ellis Correctional Unit, Huntsville, Texas Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This material is made available for education and research purposes only. The creator of this exhibit does not own the rights for these items; it cannot grant or deny permission to use this material. Copyright law protects unpublished as well as published materials. It is your responsibility to determine the rights status and secure whatever permission may be needed for the use of any item. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information may be incomplete or out of date. We welcome updates or corrections. Upon request, we'll remove material from public view while we address a rights issue. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joseph Nichols-Bey John K. Barefield Cornelis Gross Ponchi "T-Bone" Wilkerson Relation A related resource Texas Death Row Collection - Endeavor Folder