Alan McGregor Files, 1961-1989

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Physical description:
18 boxes
Scope and content:

Series documents the work of Alan McGregor and the activities of the many groups he worked for and with, particularly the Prison and Jail Project in the 1970s, the predecessor of the Carolina Justice Policy Center. Other groups whose work is documented in this subseries include the Southern Death Penalty Information Center, the Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons, North Carolinians Against the Death Penalty, and others. There are also materials which have been interfiled from the work that was continued by PJP/CJPC once McGregor left.

Also includes an audio-only film reel which contains a short public service announcement created by North Carolinians Against the Death Penalty (available as an electronic file).

Other substantial groups of files on the Prison and Jail Project can be found in the Projects and Partnerships series under the Prisons subseries; its publications are located in the Print Materials series.

Biographical / historical:
Alan McGregor (1951- ) is an activist, writer, and non-profit administrator who started gathering information on capital punishment and individuals on death row in the South in the 1970s. At the same time, he helped establish the Prison and Jail Project, which eventually was renamed Carolina Justice Policy Center, continuing as a CJPC-based program with the same name, Prison and Jail Project. He was also the director of the Southern Death Penalty Information Center.
Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically into seven topical groups: Death Penalty, Jury Work, North Carolinians Against the Death Penalty, Other Files, Prison and Jail Project, Southern Death Penalty Information Center, and the Wilmington 10.

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Access restricted. Some materials in this collection contain correspondence to and from incarcerated persons who are still living and are closed until 2060 or the death of the individual. These files are in boxes 68, 69, and 70 within the Death Penalty series. Materials by and about deceased inmates are open to research. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access note. Collection contains some fragile audiovisual/photographic formats that may need to be reformatted before use. Contact Research Services for access.

Access note. Collection contains some electronic materials that require special equipment. Contact Research Services with questions.

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