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Attica Prison Revolt

In: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Edited by: Helen Taylor Greene & Shaun L. Gabbidon
Subject:Race, Ethnicity & Crime, Ethnic Studies
Keywords:Attica; correctional personnel; prisoners

From September 9 to September 13,1971, prisoners in New York State's Attica Correctional Facility held control of this maximum-security prison. Forty-three people died during that time; state police and correctional officers killed 29 prisoners and 10 correctional staff ...

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  Greene, H. T., & Gabbidon, S. L. (2009). Attica prison revolt. In Encyclopedia of race and crime (Vol. 1, pp. 43-44). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n15
  
  Greene, Helen T., and Shaun L. Gabbidon. "Attica Prison Revolt." In Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, edited by Greene, Helen Taylor., and Shaun L. Gabbidon, 43-44. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n15.
  
  Greene, H. T. and Gabbidon, S. L. 2009. Attica Prison Revolt. In: Helen T. Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 43-44 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n15> [Accessed 18 Aug 2022].
  
  Greene, Helen T. and Shaun L. Gabbidon. "Attica Prison Revolt." Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 43-44. SAGE Knowledge. 18 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n15.
  
  Greene, Helen T., and Shaun L. Gabbidon (2009). Attica prison revolt In:Attica prison revolt Encyclopedia of race and crime Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2009:43-44. doi:10.4135/9781412971928.n15
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