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September 9, 2016

45th Anniversary of Attica Prison Uprising Observed 
 
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The prison strike comes on the 45th anniversary of the uprising at
Attica state prison near Buffalo, New York. It was September 9, 1971,
when state police raided the Attica prison, ending a protest against
inhumane conditions at the facility. For four days, the unarmed
prisoners held 39 prison guards hostage. On September 13, then-New York
Governor Nelson Rockefeller ordered armed state troopers to raid the
prison. Troopers then shot indiscriminately more than 2,000 rounds of
ammunition. In the end, 39 men would die, including 29 prisoners and 10
guards.
Topics:Attica Prison

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