NCJ Number
18958
Date Published
1975
Length
350 pages
Annotation
EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN INMATES AND AUTHORITIES DURING THE FOUR DAY REVOLT AT THE STATE PRISON AT ATTICA, NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER, 1971.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, A POLITICAL COLUMNIST AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, WAS ONE OF THOSE SUMMONED TO ACT AS MEDIATORS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. A DETAILED PERSONAL ACCOUNT IS PRESENTED OF THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN INMATES, HOSTAGES, PRISON BUREAUCRACY, STATE OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND OBSERVERS SUCH AS THE AUTHOR HIMSELF.