Attica Prison uprising

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The Attica Prison uprising was a major 1971 revolt by inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York that ended in a deadly state assault and became a symbol of prisoners’ rights and state violence in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
prison uprising
rebellion
riot
aftermath civil lawsuits against New York State
numerous criminal prosecutions of inmates
widespread allegations of torture and abuse of inmates
alsoKnownAs Attica Correctional Facility uprising
Attica Prison riot
areaSeized D-yard of Attica Correctional Facility
cause denial of basic rights to prisoners
overcrowding
poor prison conditions
prisoner grievances about medical care
prisoner grievances about sanitation
prisoner grievances about visitation policies
racial discrimination in prison
causeOfMostDeaths gunfire by state forces
commemoratedOn annual anniversaries in September
country United States
dateOfAssault 1971-09-13
demand application of New York minimum wage law to prison labor
better living conditions
end to censorship of mail
fair visitation rights
improved medical treatment
political rights
religious freedom
documentedIn book "A Time to Die" by Tom Wicker
documentary film "Attica" (1974)
documentary film "Attica" (2021)
duration 5 days
endDate 1971-09-13
fatalities 43
hasMottoOrSlogan "Attica means fight back" (movement slogan referencing the uprising)
historicalSignificance catalyst for national discussion on prison reform
major event in 1970s American social movements
hostageFatalities 10
initiallyBlamedOn inmates
injuries over 80 wounded by gunfire
inmateFatalities 29
inspired reforms in prison policies and oversight debates
laterFoundThat hostages were killed by law enforcement gunfire
legalOutcome New York State eventually agreed to a financial settlement with inmates and families of victims
location Attica Correctional Facility
Attica, New York
methodOfSuppression armed assault with live ammunition
negotiator New York State officials
inmate leadership committee
numberOfHostagesTaken approximately 42
numberOfInmatesInvolved over 1,200
orderedBy Governor Nelson Rockefeller
linked to: Nelson Rockefeller
otherFatalities 4 (including prison staff and inmates before the final assault)
outsideObserver Bobby Seale
Herman Badillo
John Dunne
Tom Wicker
William Kunstler
startDate 1971-09-09
state New York
suppressedBy New York National Guard
New York State Police
correction officers
symbolOf prisoners’ rights movement in the United States
racial injustice in the criminal justice system
state violence
triggeredBy confrontation between guards and inmates on September 8, 1971

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Attica! Attica! referencedEvent Attica Prison uprising
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Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy mainSubject Attica Prison uprising
subject linked to: Heather Ann Thompson
Tom Wicker wroteAbout Attica Prison uprising
Attica Correctional Facility knownFor Attica Prison uprising
Attica Correctional Facility event Attica Prison riot of 1971
linked to: Attica Prison uprising
Attica Prison uprising alsoKnownAs Attica Prison riot
linked to: Attica Prison uprising
Attica Prison uprising alsoKnownAs Attica Correctional Facility uprising
linked to: Attica Prison uprising
Attica Blues mainSubject Attica Prison uprising