A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect... How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it ...

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 ...

John Lennon in 1977 in New York City. In September 1971, the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York became the site of the largest prison uprising in U.S. history. After years of brutal ...

Answering the call of those locked up in Alabama and Texas prisons, incarcerated people in 40 prisons in 24 states across the U.S. have initiated a work strike to coincide with the 45th anniversary of ...

For four days in September of 1971, prisoners revolted, taking over the institution that incarcerated them in upstate New York. By the time the dust settled in Attica, 33 prisoners and 10 guards or ...

For four days in September of 1971, prisoners revolted, taking over the institution that incarcerated them in upstate New York. By the time the dust settled in Attica, 33 prisoners and 10 guards or ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 years after the nation’s bloodiest prison rebellion, newly released documents contain accounts, some never before seen publicly, from National Guardsmen and a doctor ...

NEW YORK – Forty-three years later, it remains a grisly benchmark: Aside from the Indian massacres of the late 19th century and an infamous 1921 race riot in Tulsa, Okla., the State Police assault ...

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 ...

In January 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed their protest song “Attica State” on The David Frost Show, sparking a rare live debate with the studio audience. The historic exchange, centered on ...

The first episode of MSNBC’s 'David Frost Vs' spotlights John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s heated debate with a studio audience over the deadly Attica prison riots Vinnie Zuffante/Getty In September 1971, ...