FBI Files

In November 1987, riots erupted at the Atlanta Prison. The unrest was sparked after the United States reached an agreement with Cuba to repatriate 1,400 refugees held at the facility, a decision that ignited tensions among inmates and led to violent clashes that disrupted prison operations.

The programme titled is presented as an episode‑style entry within its series. It falls under the broader classification of a programme and is identified by the genre “episode”, signalling a self‑contained narrative that focuses on a specific historical incident. The core of the episode centres on the disturbances that erupted in the Atlanta prison during November 1987. Those unrests were directly linked to a diplomatic arrangement between the United States and Cuba, an agreement that called for the return of a sizeable group of refugees who were being held inside the correctional facility. According to the story line, the riots broke out precisely when the United States struck the deal with Cuba. The agreement stipulated that 1,400 refugees, who had been detained at the prison, would be repatriated to Cuba, and the news of this plan triggered the violent outbreak among the inmates. The episode therefore uses the November 1987 upheaval as its focal point, portraying how the prospect of repatriating the 1,400 refugees held at the prison sparked immediate and intense unrest within the walls of the facility.