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On 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners' rights today

  • Written by Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor
On 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners' rights todaySome of the demands by prisoners in 1971's Attica rebellion still resonate today.

On Sept. 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 incarcerated men at Attica Correctional Facility in New York state took control of the facility, prompting a multiday standoff with authorities that ended in a massacre.

The incident resulted in the deaths of 43 people, many of them...

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