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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the Attica prisoner uprising, a revolt that took place in 1971 against oppression and inhumanity.
Between September 9 and 13, 1971, out of roughly 2,200 men imprisoned at Attica, 1,281 seized control of the facility. Prisoners held control of part of the prison for four days, during which officials conceded to 28 of the prisoners’ demands.
On September 13, 1971, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller sent state troopers armed with rifles and pistols to retake Attica from the prisoners. The four-day uprising ended in a hail of blood and gunfire that left 39 dead, among them 10 prison staff. Four more had already died earlier during the uprising. With 43 men dead, the vast majority from the violence of state repression, the Attica prison uprising is still the deadliest prison uprising in US history.
Between September 9 and 13, 1971, out of roughly 2,200 men imprisoned at Attica, 1,281 seized control of the facility. Prisoners held control of part of the prison for four days, during which officials conceded to 28 of the prisoners’ demands.
On September 13, 1971, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller sent state troopers armed with rifles and pistols to retake Attica from the prisoners. The four-day uprising ended in a hail of blood and gunfire that left 39 dead, among them 10 prison staff. Four more had already died earlier during the uprising. With 43 men dead, the vast majority from the violence of state repression, the Attica prison uprising is still the deadliest prison uprising in US history.
#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the Attica prisoner uprising, a revolt that took place in 1971 against oppression and inhumanity.
Between September 9 and 13, 1971, out of roughly 2,200 men imprisoned at Attica, 1,281 seized control of the facility. Prisoners held control of part of the prison for four days, during which officials conceded to 28 of the prisoners’ demands.
On September 13, 1971, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller sent state troopers armed with rifles and pistols to retake Attica from the prisoners. The four-day uprising ended in a hail of blood and gunfire that left 39 dead, among them 10 prison staff. Four more had already died earlier during the uprising. With 43 men dead, the vast majority from the violence of state repression, the Attica prison uprising is still the deadliest prison uprising in US history.
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