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New Breed of Prisoner Challenges Brutality Seen
A politically aware and militant new prisoner cohort challenges prison authorities. Inmates increasingly turn to courts and sometimes violence to redress grievances, with Attica and San Quentin incidents raising deaths. Experts link unrest to failed rehabilitation, bleak cells, and racial dynamics fueling claims of political oppression.
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Washington
Attica
N.Y
San Quentin
Calif
California
Senate
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Nixon
George Jackson