Attica Prison riot
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Sep 15, 2026
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
Having said that, I recognize the difference between a snake pit of the sort that exists in Alabama and other prisons where they're doing things better.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
Like, for instance, Attica, one of the most famous prisons in the country... and the site of the famous riot, Attica used to be a really horrific prison.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
It was an extraordinarily violent prison.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
And the guards, the folks inside would call it the beatdown.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
They had the beatdown down to a fine art.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
And in Attica, after years of protest, they finally installed cameras everywhere.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
There is surveillance everywhere.
Joseph MarguliesGUEST
And the number of correctional officer on inmate beatings fell precipitously because there are fewer places where they can beat people without being seen.
Willie TerryCORRESPONDENT
Who we got, Isaac? The
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Attica Rebellion, September 9th to the 13th, 1971.
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The prison uprising inspired by the life and death of George Jackson.
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We are men, we are not beasts, and we do not intend to be beaten or driven as such.
Willie TerryCORRESPONDENT
Who we got, Isaac? The
Isaac Silberman-GornSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Attica Rebellion, September 9th to the 13th, 1971.
Isaac Silberman-GornSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The prison uprising inspired by the life and death of George Jackson.
Isaac Silberman-GornSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We are men, we are not beasts, and we do not intend to be beaten or driven as such.
Damon BruceHOST
Today, in 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the very first time.
Damon BruceHOST
Today, in 1971, the Attica Prison riot happened.
Damon BruceHOST
1,200 inmates revolted.
Damon BruceHOST
10 hostages, 29 inmates.
Carla CockrumHOST
Wow.
John SpencerHOST
And on this date in 1971, prisoners took control of the Attica Correction Facility in Western New York, and it began a four-day uprising, and it was all over conditions and rights.
John SpencerHOST
39 people died-
Carla CockrumHOST
[gasps]
Gerald HorneGUEST
Well, it comes out of California, interestingly enough.
Gerald HorneGUEST
That is to say, there are those in our audience who may recall that in the 1970s in particular, there was a radical movement in the prisons symbolized by George Jackson, who was killed under suspicious circumstances precisely in the 1970s that led directly to the Attica Revolt.
Gerald HorneGUEST
a few days later in upstate New York, where a number of individuals, including prisoners, were killed.
Gerald HorneGUEST
And that moment helped to inspire Black August, because stepping back for a second, we recognize that, coincidentally enough, August has been the time when many transformative events in the Black world have taken place.
John JenkinsGUEST
Ended up, uh, killing the judge and three other, um, of the inmates that were trying to escape, and this created, this led to the kind of courtroom security that we have today.
John JenkinsGUEST
And at the book end of this, at the other end, and I hope we get a chance to talk about more of this, but at the other end of the summer was the Attica uprising.
Bob CordaroHOST
Yeah.
John JenkinsGUEST
I don't know whether you remember Attica-
Bob CordaroHOST
Yes
John JenkinsGUEST
...
John JenkinsGUEST
but in September of 1971, a- as a result of, uh, uh, some of the, uh, incidents relating to the Soledad Brothers- The Attica Prison, which had thousands of men in New- upstate New York, was be- became the scene of a riot and hostage-taking of guards.
John JenkinsGUEST
And Nelson Rockefeller brought in the sharpshooters from the New York police, New York State Police, and ultimately 44 men were killed, including guards, but mostly prisoners, uh, to quell that uprising.
John JenkinsGUEST
Ended up, uh, killing the judge and three other, um, of the inmates that were trying to escape, and this created, this led to the kind of courtroom security that we have today.
John JenkinsGUEST
And at the book end of this, at the other end, and I hope we get a chance to talk about more of this, but at the other end of the summer was the Attica uprising.
Bob CordaroHOST
Yeah.
John JenkinsGUEST
I don't know whether you remember Attica-
Bob CordaroHOST
Yeah
John JenkinsGUEST
...
John JenkinsGUEST
but in September of 1971, a- as a result of, um, of some of the, uh, incidents relating to the Soledad Brothers, the Attica Prison, which had thousands of men in New- upstate New York, was, be- became the scene of a riot and hostage-taking of guards.
John JenkinsGUEST
And Nelson Rockefeller brought in the sharpshooters from the New York Police, New York State Police, and ultimately 44 men were killed, including guards, but mostly prisoners, uh, to quell that uprising.
Adam GlassHOST
No, I'm sorry.
Adam GlassHOST
I'm thinking of Attica.
Adam GlassHOST
Attica is 17 years after this.
Adam GlassHOST
Right.
Adam GlassHOST
And we have mirrored Haskell.
Adam GlassHOST
line.
Adam GlassHOST
He makes a good point and it's a good line.
Adam GlassHOST
This did make me think of Attica.