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Life Inside June 27
We Thought Our Prison Strike Was a Success. Then Came the Officers in Riot Gear
“Panic ensued as everyone braced for the inevitable attack.”
By Mangaaka Ade
Feature November 15, 2016
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, 2016
Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica
A wrenching new book recounts the bloodiest prison battle in our history.
By Tom Robbins
News August 25, 2016
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
Q&A May 26, 2015
The Attica Turkey Shoot
Malcolm Bell, former special state prosecutor and whistleblower, on getting away with murder.
By Tom Robbins
News March 16, 2015
After Willacy
A private prison company, a prison riot, and what comes next.
By Maurice Chammah
Feature February 28, 2015
Attica’s Ghosts
A savage beating, a culture “beyond repair.”
By Tom Robbins
Commentary February 24, 2015
A Most Unsurprising Riot
Life inside the infamous Willacy immigration prison.
By Carl Takei
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