George F. McGrath

George F. McGrath (died 1988) was a United States police commissioner.

John Lindsay, the Mayor of New York City, appointed McGrath as the New York City Commissioner of Correction in 1966.[1] McGrath was formerly Commissioner of Correction in Massachusetts from 1959 - 1965.[1]

In 1970 McGrath oversaw various inmate protests at the Manhattan Central Detention Complex.[2] Ed Koch surveyed the inmates and reported their claims that guards at the prison frequently assaulted them.[2] McGrath was among the leadership who responded to the Attica Prison riot.[3][4][5]

In 1971 McGrath quit his post at the jail.[6]

McGrath died in 1988.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "The New York City Department of Correction Welcomes its New Commissioner". Correction Sidelights. www.correctionhistory.org. January 1966.
  2. ^ a b Mack, Willie (October 1, 2020). ""Traitors In Our Midst": Race, Corrections, and the 1970 Tombs Uprising". The Gotham Center for New York City History.
  3. ^ Thompson, Heather Ann (21 March 2019). "How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City".
  4. ^ Pallas, John; Barber, Bob (1972). "From Riot to Revolution". Issues in Criminology. 7 (2): 1–19. ISSN 0021-2385.
  5. ^ Ferretti, Fred (12 October 1971). "CITY TO USE FORCE IN A PRISON RIOT". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Carroll, Maurice (20 November 1971). "McGrath Quits Jail Post; Says He Was Not Ousted". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Fowler, Glenn (21 January 1988). "George F. McGrath, 70, Is Dead; Ex-Correction Chief in New York". The New York Times.