George F. McGrath
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George F. McGrath (died 1988) was a United States police commissioner.
John Lindsay, the Mayor of New York City, appointed McGrath as the New York City Commissioner of Correction in 1966.[1] McGrath was formerly Commissioner of Correction in Massachusetts from 1959 - 1965.[1]
In 1970 McGrath oversaw various inmate protests at the Manhattan Central Detention Complex.[2] Ed Koch surveyed the inmates and reported their claims that guards at the prison frequently assaulted them.[2] McGrath was among the leadership who responded to the Attica Prison riot.[3][4][5]
In 1971 McGrath quit his post at the jail.[6]
McGrath died in 1988.[7]