Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the country with the highest number of prisoners under lock and key, perhaps it’s not surprising that many of our correctional ...

A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect... How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it ...

Time can be both one of the greatest gifts to uncovering the truth as well as one of its greatest hindrances. Fortunately for “Attica” — the latest from celebrated documentarian Stanley Nelson (“The ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo Department of Africana and American Studies and UB Libraries are hosting the exhibit, “Open Wounds: The Fifty-Year Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising.” In ...

A year ago, the 50th anniversary of the tragic 1971 Attica prison uprising was the focus of documentaries, of discussions about the carceral state then and now, and of a solemn remembrance that drew ...

Fifty years ago, Attica maximum security prison in upstate New York was infamous for its harsh conditions. Prisoners were issued one roll of toilet paper each month. Asking for more meant risking a ...