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Attica prison boom divides village and fears
Attica New York residents welcome a new 500 cell facility beside the aging prison, toutting jobs and economic revival. Neighbors note safety concerns, lingering memories of the 1971 riot, and mixed attitudes toward guards workers and crime in a community split between rural life and prison walls.
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Attica
N.Y
Lake Erie
Main Street
Africa State Correctional Facility
Dale Slocum
Slocum
Rochester
Yester Year Co-Op
Sally Jane
Judy ‘Wood
Mrs. Wood
D Yard
June
Dave Mangus
William McAnulty
Prorams