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Bookmark or Share- Attica Prison riot - WikipediaThe Attica Prison riot 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. Of the 43 men who died (33 inmates and 10 correctional officers and employees), all but one guard and three inmates were ...
- Attica documentary tells the story of America’s deadliest prison riotFilm footage shows Vietnam veterans teaching inmates how to make tents and a latrine. An inmate who was a nurse erected a medical station. On the first day of the siege, guard William Quinn, one ...
- History - Attica is All of UsFor the more comprehensive and detailed history of the Attica Uprising, including the national, political, and inside events that led to the rebellion on September 9, 1971, as well as the hour-by-hour and day-by-day description of the rebellion as it unfolded, the harrowingly violent state’s retaking of the prison on September 13, 1971, the ...
- Attica prison revolt | 1971 Uprising, Causes & Impact | BritannicaAttica prison revolt, prison insurrection in 1971, lasting from September 9 to September 13, during which inmates in New York’s maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility seized control of the prison and took members of the prison staff hostage to demand improved living conditions.
- Attica - WikipediaAttica is a triangular peninsula jutting into the Aegean Sea. It is naturally divided to the north from Boeotia by the 10 mi (16 km) long Cithaeron and Parnes mountain ranges. To the west of Eleusis, the Greek mainland narrows into Megaris, connecting to the Peloponnese at the Isthmus of Corinth.
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