Attica Prison Riots 1971

Attica Prison Uprising

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Melanie Meents
The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1971-11-uu.

Eleanor Fischer explores the issue of prison reform two months after the Attica Prison uprising of September 1971. The interview includes a discussion with former inmates and William vanden Heuvel who was the Chairman of the New York City Board of Corrections.


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