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The San Quentin Six were six inmates at San Quentin State Prison in the U.S. state of California (Hugo Pinell, Willie Tate, Johnny Larry Spain, David Johnson, Fleeta Drumgo and Luis Talamantez), who were accused of participating in an August 21, 1971 escape attempt that left six people dead, including George Jackson, founder of the Black Guerrilla Family prison gang. Costing more than $2 million, their 16-month trial was the longest in the state's history at the time and was dubbed "The Longest Trial" by ''Time'' magazine. Of the six defendants, one was convicted of murder, two were convicted of assault on prison guards, and three were acquitted of all charges. During the escape, which sparked a riot on the cellblock, Jackson had a .32 caliber pistol allegedly smuggled into the prison by attorney Stephen Bingham. (Immediately after the incident, Bingham went on the run and fled the country for 13 years; he returned in 1984 to stand trial, and was acquitted of all charges in 1986.) During the riot caused by Jackson and two dozen other prisoners, three corrections officers and two inmates were tortured and killed. In addition to Jackson, those killed in the altercation were guards Paul E. Krasenes, 52, Frank DeLeon, 44, and Jere P. Graham, 39, as well as inmates John Lynn, 29, and Ronald L. Kane, 28. Spain was found guilty in the shooting deaths of guards DeLeon and Graham, Pinell was convicted of cutting the throats of guards Charles Breckenridge and (Urbano Rubiaco, Jr. ) (died 2013), and Johnson was convicted of assaulting Breckenridge.〔 There were no convictions for the killings of Krasenes, Lynn, or Kane.〔 Drumgo, Talamantaz, and Tate were found not guilty of all charges, including various counts of murder, conspiracy, and assault.〔〔(Profile ), books.google.com; accessed August 16, 2015.〕 ==August 21, 1971== Prison officials stated that attorney Stephen Bingham and a female assistant arrived at San Quentin for a meeting with George Jackson at around 2:00 pm. The assistant handed a briefcase to Bingham after she was not permitted to enter the visiting room.〔 According to an Associated Press report based on interviews with prison officials, a cursory search of Bingham's briefcase was performed and a guard failed to open a tape recorder case that was in it.〔 This report stated that the briefcase was returned to Bingham after he walked through a metal detector.〔 An article in the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' based on the reports of officials provided a slightly different version by stating that Bingham had triggered the metal detector while carrying the briefcase through it.〔 That report indicated that an officer opened the briefcase and found a cassette tape recorder, then inspected its battery compartment to determine whether it was functional.〔 Prison officials later came to believe that the working components of the recorder had been removed to allow room for an automatic handgun with its grip handles removed.〔 Initial reports described the weapon as a 9 mm pistol made by the Spanish manufacturer Llama firearms.〔 Jackson was strip searched in San Quentin's Adjustment Center, then escorted to the visiting room.〔〔 He sat across from Bingham at a wooden table that had no barriers between the two and was intermittently observed by guards.〔 Officials speculated that during this time Bingham passed the gun to Jackson, who concealed it in his hair under a watch cap.〔 The meeting lasted about 15 minutes.〔 Around 2:35 pm, Jackson was escorted by officer Frank DeLeon back to the Adjustment Center, where another officer performed a second search prior to returning Jackson to his cell.〔 When that officer asked Jackson about what appeared to be a pencil in his hair, Jackson pulled the gun out, pointed it at the officers, and inserted a magazine. He reportedly shouted, "This is it!",〔〔 and ordered all of the officers to lie face down on the floor. Jackson then ordered an officer to get up and activate a switch that opened all 34 cells on the first floor.〔 According to the ''Chronicle'', officer Charles Breckenridge's throat was slashed and he was dragged to Jackson's cell.〔 On top of him were thrown the bodies of officers DeLeon and Paul Krasenes, as well as those of two white inmates. Sergeant Jere Graham was killed by inmates when he came to the Adjustment Center to pick up DeLeon for another assignment.〔 An alarm was eventually sounded and Jackson and Johnny Spain ran from the Adjustment Center. Initial reports indicated that at approximately 2:55 pm, Jackson was shot once in the foot and once in the top of the head as he attempted to flee.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Quentin Six」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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