Tom Robbins’s posts

Feature November 15

Inmates Say They Paid a Bloody Price for a Guard's Injury

Prisoners describe a rampage by correctional officers in a New York prison.

By Tom Robbins

Commentary September 9

Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica

A wrenching new book recounts the bloodiest prison battle in our history.

By Tom Robbins

News August 25

Revisiting Attica Shows How New York State Failed to Fulfill Promises

A new book brings attention to the deadly 1971 prison uprising. Reporters for The New York Times and The Marshall Project describe what has changed since then, and what hasn’t.

By Michael Winerip, Tom Robbins and Michael Schwirtz

News December 20

Spotting the ‘Red Flags’ of Abusive Prison Guards

Under pressure, New York says it will better track correctional officers

By Tom Robbins

News December 11

How a Stranger Helped One Man Rebuild His Life After Prison

‘I never thought people would care.’

By Tom Robbins

Feature September 27

Why It’s So Hard to Fire an Abusive Prison Guard

Corrections officials say he injured an inmate and lied about it. He’s still a state employee. He’s more the rule than the exception.

By Tom Robbins

Q&A May 26

The Attica Turkey Shoot

Malcolm Bell, former special state prosecutor and whistleblower, on getting away with murder.

By Tom Robbins

News May 17

Feds Open Attica Investigation

Justice Department to study brutality in troubled prison.

By Tom Robbins

News March 19

Attica Reads About Attica

A story of brutality clears the prison censors.

By Tom Robbins

News March 5

Attica’s Prosecutors Show Their Hand

And defend their decision to play it safe.

By Tom Robbins

News March 2

No Jail Time for Attica Guards

Brutal beating resolved with a misdemeanor plea.

By Tom Robbins and Lauren D'avolio

Feature February 28

Attica’s Ghosts

A savage beating, a culture “beyond repair.”

By Tom Robbins