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21 gru 2016 · Unveiling the long-hidden story of the Attica prison riot. In September 1971, Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York became the site of a bloody uprising that would shock the nation...
6 lis 2021 · Rage over living conditions in the prison escalated into a five-day rebellion that ended violently as state officials retook the prison. It was a defining moment in American history.
13 wrz 2016 · On the morning of Sept. 13, 1971, New York state troopers raided the rural upstate Attica prison where prisoners had taken control four days earlier, holding dozens of guards and other employees hostage and demanding reforms.
1 lis 2021 · Inmates at Attica state prison voicing their demands to Russell Oswald, New York's prison commissioner, as seen in “Attica,” a new documentary film directed by Stanley Nelson and Traci A....
27 paź 2021 · A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy.
8 wrz 2021 · Exactly 50 years ago, from Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, 1971, the nation watched riveted as nearly 1,300 men stood together in America’s most dramatic prison uprising, for better conditions at the ...
The Attica Prison riot, better described as a rebellion, uprising, or massacre, took place at the state prison in Attica, New York; it started on September 9, 1971, and ended on September 13 with the highest number of fatalities in the history of United States prison uprisings.
