[1] On November 10, 1987, the U.S. State Department announced that Cuba had agreed to reinstate a 1984 accord that would permit the repatriation of up to 2,500 Cuban nationals.
[2] The Atlanta FBI, led by Weldon L. Kennedy, was called in to handle the negotiations and gather intel.
After the hostage situation was identified, Special Operations soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were sent to advise the law enforcement authorities.
[4] Following negotiations, the majority of inmates voted to a surrender agreement on December 4, and the remaining hostages were released.
[2] Of particular concern to the Federal Bureau of Prisons during the riots was the whereabouts of inmate Thomas Silverstein, who was serving a life sentence at USP Atlanta in an isolation cell, following his murder of Federal Prison Guard Merle E. Clutts, at USP Marion, in October 1983.