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The Fight to Close Attica Continues
By KORI TUITT Special to the AmNews The Attica Correctional Facility in Wyoming County, N.Y., is infamously known for the 1971 riot by inmates demanding better treatment. Inmates held 40 correction officers hostage for five days, which ultimately resulted in a massacre by New York State Police. The gunfire left 39 people killed, including 10 guards.Read More
Attica: The Bars That Bind Us
Everyone exposed long-term to max incarceration at Attica pays a high price. Find out why and how you can help change a broken system.Read More
Op-Ed: Attica Must Be Shut Down
The head of the nonprofit Correctional Association argues that Attica Correctional Facility should be closed—not because of its tragic history, but because of a present-day atmosphere of hostility and harsh treatment.Read More
Upon anniversary of riot, prisoner advocates call for closing of Attica
The Correctional Association of New York, along with other organizations, held an event on Friday at Riverside Church in New York City to advocate a call to closure of Attica Prison. Read More
Join the call to action: September 14 at Riverside Church
Advocates, activists, and academics are coming together once again at Riverside Church to commemorate the anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison massacre.Read More
Report sheds troubling light on Attica’s state prison
The CA reported "a noticeable high level of intimidation and fear throughout the facility both during our visit."Read More
Behavior of four Attica corrections officers part of larger culture of violence and intimidation at facility
DOCCS investigation will hopefully serve as a signal throughout the system that the intimidation, harassment, and physical abuse of incarcerated people will not be tolerated, and that there will be accountability and consequences for officers who choose to break the law.Read More
Attica CO Charged With Assaulting Inmate “Eager to Clear His Name”
Four Attica State Prison Corrections Officers have been indicted for allegedly beating up an inmate, and then conspiring to cover it up by allegedly filing a false report that the inmate was in possession of a razor during an altercation at the prison in August.Read More
Suicides in NYS prisons reach highest rate in 28 years
The Correctional Association will present testimony before the Correction and Mental Health Committees of the NYS Assembly about recent dramatic increase in suicides. Read More
Investigating Attica
Utilizing our unique privilege to monitor prisons, the CA’s Prison Visiting Project traveled to the notorious Attica Correctional Facility in April 2011 to assess conditions and services for incarcerated people.Read More
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