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Richard Mafundi Lake, born Richard Lake (1940-2018)[1] was an organizer against police brutality in Alabama who was sentenced to life in prison in 1983.[2][3] He was one of the founders of Inmates for Action.[4][5]
Lake, along with fellow Holman Correctional Facility inmate Johnny Harris led a work strike, which subsequently transformed into a rebellion following the death of a guard.[6][7]
Lake was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1940 and was admitted to the infirmary of Donaldson Correctional Facility where he died on January 21, 2018.[8][7]
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