45th Anniversary of the Attica Uprising

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the beginning of the Attica Rebellion. “The Attica prison riot began on September 9, 1971, when about 1,000 of the approximately 2,200 inmates in the Attica Correctional Facility, in Attica NY rebelled and seized control of the prison. The riot was based in part upon prisoners’ demands for better | More »