Franklin Farrell
Franklin Farrell was one of nine people killed during the 11-day prison uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, which began on Easter Sunday in April 1993, when prisoners took control of L Block. WOSU reports that the men killed were believed by other prisoners to be informants. A news report says the gangs that had taken charge of the prison were executing those they believed to be snitches.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Franklin Farrell was one of nine prisoners killed by other prisoners during the 1993 Lucasville uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, according to a WOSU article by a former Cincinnati Enquirer editor.
Reported by: WOSU article by a former Cincinnati Enquirer editor who covered the riot (reporters).
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