Attica

Examines the Attica prison uprising in September, 1971 that resulted in 43 deaths. Includes the major findings of the nine member commission appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller., The story of the rebellion in 1971 at Attica State Prison in New York, a watershed event in terms of its impact on the American penal system and the prison reform movement. The film presents the inmates milling in the prison yard, conducting fruitless negotiations with correctional officials and holding press conferences. Covers the attack by National Guardsmen and State Troopers resulting in 200 wounded and 43 dead, including the 11 hostages for whom the attack was launched.