Biography
Robert Drake was a Black prisoner at the Queens House of Detention during the October 1970 New York City jail uprising. The contemporary account introducing an interview with Victor Martinez identifies Drake as one of three inmates chosen to negotiate with city officials. It reports that Drake had a broken ankle after the authorities regained control. His individual underlying charges, admission, release and case disposition are not stated.
Robert Drake was a Black prisoner at the Queens House of Detention during the October 1970 New York City jail uprising. The contemporary account introducing an interview with Victor Martinez identifies Drake as one of three inmates chosen to negotiate with city officials. It reports that Drake had a broken ankle after the authorities regained control. His individual underlying charges, admission, release and case disposition are not stated.
The report documents substantive confinement and prisoner negotiations; it does not identify his underlying charges or individual custody endpoints.
The Black Panther, January 16, 1971, page 4, Liberation News Service interview with Victor Martinez.
