Attica prison rebellion panel lifts inmates spirits
Readers are shown the Attica uprising as the rebellion continued with outside negotiators taking shape. The article traces the second day’s events including inmate demands, the involvement of outsiders like Alfredo Mathew and Jaybar Kenyatta, and Muslim figures in mediation.
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New York
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Herman Badilla
D-N.y
Bing
Louis Farrakhan
Muslim Mosque
Harlem
Elijah Muhammad
Nation of Islam
Kenyatta
Arthur C. Eye
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Attica Revolt Details Reveal Tense Negotiations and Chaos
Read like a field report, the article describes inmates at Attica pressuring for concessions while leaders press on with a fragile bargaining position. Observers, state officials, and a panel drafted a no mass prosecutions statement as chaos, violence, and contested information swirl through D Block.
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WGR
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Barry Schwarts
Kenneth Fiess
No Man’s Land
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Oswald
Wyoming County
Luis James
Clarence Jones
New York City
The
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
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Frank Hogan
Wicker
William M. Kunstler
Ranvicts
Warren Hanson
Warsaw
Ins
Walter Dunbar
Hanson
Hale
Correction officials face turmoil as guard dies in hospital
At 4 4 p m in Rochester General Hospital William Quinn the guard with a fractured skull died after cardiac arrest. A likely homicide charge complicates an amnesty issue that could carry the death penalty. Tomorrow negotiations sail.
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D Yard
Bedlam
Rochester General Hospital
William Quinn
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