A year ago, the 50th anniversary of the tragic 1971 Attica prison uprising was the focus of documentaries, of discussions about the carceral state then and now, and of a solemn remembrance that drew ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state prison authorities have lifted a ban on a book about the 1971 Attica uprising following a First Amendment lawsuit. Author Heather Ann Thompson, a historian and ...

ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After 13 years of digging through records, interviews, and searching for things she wasn’t supposed to find, Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is being recognized in the a big way. “I’m ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was 52 years ago when the Attica prison uprising took place at the maximum security prison in upstate New York. Over 1,200 of the prisons 2,200 inmates took control. In the end 42 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawyer Malcolm Bell was tasked with the prosecution of state police and others who may have committed crimes, including murder, ...

52 years after the Attica uprising, a new exhibit by the author of “We Do This ’Til We Free Us” explores carceral book bans. Corey Devon Arthur’s 2023 mixed media piece “First Amendment” is on display ...

The mistreatment of inmates in New York State’s Attica Prison over 40 years ago is relevant in scrutinizing current U.S. prison policy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Thompson argued in the ...

He was being held in the prison when inmates took it over in 1971. Murder charges against him were dropped, but he spent years trying to escape the memories. By Clay Risen From speed zones to traffic ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The death of the only inmate convicted of murder following the 1971 Attica prison uprising was an accident caused by alcohol and cocaine use, Canadian officials said Monday. The ...

Fifty years ago, Attica maximum security prison in upstate New York was infamous for its harsh conditions. Prisoners were issued one roll of toilet paper each month. Asking for more meant risking a ...

Lawyer Malcolm Bell was tasked with the prosecution of state police and others who may have committed crimes, including murder, during the violent and deadly retaking of Attica prison on Sept. 13, ...