| Scope and content |
Correspondence concerns Wilson's imprisonment, first at San Luis and later at Nogales, both in Sonora, Mexico. Letters describe the Mexican justice system and the unjustness of Mexican law when applied to foreigners, the condition of Mexican prisons, racial tension in the prisons, predominance of drugs within the prison, prison riots, the abusive treatment received by prisoners during interrogation, and the activities of the United States Narcotics Agency in Mexico. Clippings reveal the plight of Americans charged with drug trafficking and focus on prison conditions. |
| Access restriction | Restricted |
| Cite as |
Stephen H. Wilson Papers (#301), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Stephen H. Wilson. |
| Biographical note | Stephen H. Wilson, a counselor at the Tideland Mental Health Center in Washington, N.C., was imprisoned in June 1973 on drug trafficking charges while on vacation in Mexico. After an unsuccessful legal battle in Mexican courts, Wilson escaped from Nogales prison. |
