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Attica!". The entirety of season 5 is devoted to the rebellion itself, which contains significant parallels to the Attica uprising. [101] The Attica Prison uprising served as a source of inspiration for the Bell Riots in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Past Tense". [102]
Attica was the site of a prison uprising in September 1971 in which inmates took control of the prison for several days. They were seeking to negotiate to improve conditions and treatment at the overcrowded prison. The uprising and subsequent retaking of the prison by the state resulted in 43 deaths and over 89 injuries.
New York law enforcement officers in riot gear after they regained control of prisoners following the Attica prison revolt in September 1971. The retaking killed 39 people.
Attica Prison riot: 1971, September 9–13 Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, New York, United States 43 1973, July 27 Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma, United States 3 inmates 21 injured, 24 buildings were damaged and only 4 buildings were left usable. Over $25 million in damages [18] August Rebellion: 1974, August
Despite the protections won by the Attica rebellion, prisoners are calling for the public’s attention to the horrific conditions they endure 50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Are Still Protesting ...
For instance Heather Thompson's Pulitzer-winning "Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy" relied in part on records from a grand jury investigating police that had ...
Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt is a non-fiction book by anthropologist Orisanmi Burton. It draws on oral histories collected from politically active prisoners and combines that with a wide array of rarely analyzed archival documents, offering a radical re-narration of the Attica Prison Rebellion.
The Attica uprising began Sept. 9, 1971, when inmates upset over living conditions seized control of part of the prison and took members of its staff hostage. 50 years after Attica uprising ...