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Attica Correctional Facility

Coordinates: 42°51.0′N 78°16.3′W / 42.8500°N 78.2717°W / 42.8500; -78.2717
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Attica Correctional Facility
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Location639 Exchange Street
Attica, New York
Coordinates42°51.0′N 78°16.3′W / 42.8500°N 78.2717°W / 42.8500; -78.2717
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity2,253[1]
Opened1931
Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
WardenJulie Wolcott (2022)

Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison campus in the Town of Attica, New York,[2][3] operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. It was constructed in the 1930s in response to earlier riots within the New York state prisons.[4]

A CS gas system (chlorobenzylidine malononitrile) installed in the mess hall and industry areas has been used to quell conflicts in these areas. The prison now holds numerous inmates who are serving various types of sentences (short-term to life). They are often sent to this facility because of disciplinary problems in other facilities.[5] The prison is a maximum security facility.[6]

In 1984, immediately adjacent to the Attica prison, the construction of the Wyoming Correctional Facility was completed. The Wyoming prison is a medium security facility.

Rebellions

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Attica was the site of a prison uprising in September 1971 in which inmates took control of the prison for several days. They were seeking to negotiate to improve conditions and treatment at the overcrowded prison. The uprising and subsequent retaking of the prison by the state resulted in 43 deaths and over 89 injuries. Police killed 39 people, ten of which included correctional officers and civilian employees who had been taken hostage.[7] Three prisoners were killed by other inmates and one guard died later from injuries sustained during the initial uprising.[8]

Notable inmates

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Thompson, Heather Ann (August 23, 2016). BLOOD in the WATER : The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy (Vintage Books ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780375423222.
  • Robbins, Tom; D’Avolio, Lauren (March 2, 2015). "3 Attica Guards Resign in Deal to Avoid Jail". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

References

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  1. ^ "Attica Correctional Facility" (PDF). Correctional Association of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Facility Listing Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. "Attica Correctional Facility 639 Exchange St Attica, New York 14011-0149."
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Attica town, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2022. Attica Corr Facility
  4. ^ "Attica Correctional Facility | prison, Attica, New York, United States | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  5. ^ See Attica Prison riot
  6. ^ "Attica Correctional Facility". Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Robbins, Tom (September 9, 2016). "Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica". The Marshall Project. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Timeline of Events of the Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Subsequent Legal Actions". New York State Archives. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Encore Presentation: Interview With David Berkowitz". Larry King Weekend (Interview transcript). CNN. 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Many Lives of H. Rap Brown". Time.
  11. ^ "Brandon Clark sentenced in murder of 17-year-old Bianca Devins". March 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "NY Man Sentenced for Killing Teen, Posting Photos Online". March 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "MAFIA BASE SEEN SHIFTING UPSTATE". The New York Times. May 6, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  14. ^ "Mark David Chapman Custody Record". Commission of Correction. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "This serial killer left a trail of dead black men from Buffalo to New York City". December 20, 2017.
  16. ^ Quirk, Rory (March 29, 1990). "THE GUTS GORE OF AN IRISH GANG". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "Valentino Dixon". Valentino Dixon.
  18. ^ "How Golf Digest and College Students Helped Free a Man Convicted of Murder". NY Times. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  19. ^ "NY Inmate-Artist Freed After Being Cleared of 1991 Slaying". NY Times. Associated Press. September 19, 2018.
  20. ^ "'Fake doctor' Dean Faiello sheds light on botched procedure that left woman dead nearly 20 years ago". ABC7 Chicago. December 9, 2022.
  21. ^ Ferro, John. "Serial killer Kendall Francois dies in prison; victims' families react to death". Poughkeepsie Journal.
  22. ^ "Mob boss Joe Gallo (Crazy Joe) is killed while celebrating his birthday at a Little Italy restaurant in 1972". New York Daily News. April 6, 2015.
  23. ^ Finkelstein, Katherine E.; Waldman, Amy (January 27, 2001). "Rage and Taunts Fill Courtroom as a Killer Gets Life in Prison". The New York Times.
  24. ^ See Attica, The Official Report of the NYS Special Commission on Attica(1972); A Time To Die, (1972), by Tom Wicker, New York Times editor and columnist, on the observer committee
  25. ^ Herbeck, Dan (March 17, 1993). "OFFICIALS SAY NOSAIR PLANNED ATTICA ESCAPE INMATE TIED TO TRADE CENTER PROBE". Buffalo News.
  26. ^ "Upstate prison held five notorious WNY killers". Buffalo News. June 9, 2015.
  27. ^ "Joseph Sullivan Biography" Retrieved on March 26, 2016.
  28. ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (April 10, 2021). "Serial killer Joel Rifkin 'never expressed any remorse' for his crimes, spoke of his killings calmly: doc". Fox News.
  29. ^ "Bank robber's legacy, Willie Sutton didn't snitch, kill...or stay in prison". New York Daily News. July 17, 2011.
  30. ^ Tampone, Kevin (March 23, 2018). "David Sweat busted for sex act during prison visiting hours". newyorkupstate.
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