“It Just Doesn’t Let Go”: ‘Attica’ Filmmakers Reexamine Notorious Prison Uprising And Brutal Crackdown, 50 Years On
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deadline.comAs the country with the highest number of prisoners under lock and key, perhaps it’s not surprising that many of our correctional institutions have taken on a mythic status, their names alone sending a chill: Sing Sing, San Quentin, Folsom, Leavenworth, Joliet, Marion, Angola.One prison more than any other triggers a visceral reaction: the state penitentiary in upstate New York known as Attica.It was 50 years ago in September when prisoners there seized control of the facility and took guards hostage, igniting a standoff that ended with state troopers and police slaughtering inmates and hostages alike.
The Showtime documentary Attica, a contender for Oscar consideration, explores what happened there in thorough and sometimes graphic detail.
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