Attica Correctional Facility

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Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Attica, New York, best known for the deadly 1971 inmate uprising that became a landmark event in U.S. prison history.

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Attica Correctional Facility canonical 9
Attica 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf correctional facility
maximum-security prison
state prison
associatedWith civil rights and prisoners' rights movements
legal cases concerning prisoners' rights
classification adult male correctional institution
country United States
event Attica Prison riot of 1971
governingBody New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
hasFeature cell blocks
perimeter walls and guard towers
prison yard
hasNotableYear 1971
hasSecurityLevel maximum
hasType closed-custody facility
inmateGender male
jurisdiction State of New York
linked to: New York State
knownFor 1971 prison riot
Attica Prison uprising
locatedIn Attica, New York
New York State
Wyoming County, New York
near Buffalo, New York
linked to: Buffalo
notableEvent hostage-taking of prison staff in 1971 uprising
use of state troopers and law enforcement to retake prison in 1971
notableEventConsequence deaths of inmates and hostages in 1971 uprising
national attention to prison conditions in the United States
reforms in prison policies and oversight debates
notableEventDate September 9, 1971
notableEventEndDate September 13, 1971
opened 1931
operatedBy New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
partOf New York state prison system
region Western New York
roleInHistory catalyst for debates on prison reform and human rights
symbol of prison unrest in the United States
securityClassification maximum security
state New York
subjectOf books about the Attica Prison uprising
documentaries about U.S. prison conditions
news coverage on prison reform
topicOf discussions of mass incarceration in the United States
historical studies of U.S. penal system
usedFor long-term incarceration of felony offenders

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Willie Sutton imprisonedIn Attica Correctional Facility
subject linked to: The Actor
William Francis Sutton Jr. imprisonedIn Attica Correctional Facility
Stanley Nelson Jr. notableWork Attica
linked to: Attica Correctional Facility
Attica! Attica! namedAfter Attica Correctional Facility
subject linked to: "Attica! Attica!"
Village of Attica, New York near Attica Correctional Facility
Village of Attica, New York hasNearbyInstitution Attica Correctional Facility
Town of Attica, New York near Attica Correctional Facility
Town of Attica, New York hasNearbyInstitution Attica Correctional Facility
Marvin J. Chomsky notableWork Attica
linked to: Attica Correctional Facility
Willie Sutton imprisonedIn Attica Correctional Facility
Attica Prison uprising location Attica Correctional Facility