Special Collection: Attica Uprising Litigation

Black and white photo: exterior of Attica Correctional Facility at night with rear bumper of State Police car in foreground

Attica Correctional Facility.

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In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and took several staff members hostage. The uprising ended when state police violently stormed the prison, killing thirty nine incarcerated people and staff members. Attica was one of the most significant events in the American prisoners' rights movement and drew public attention to poor conditions in prisons across the country. The uprising, retaking, and their aftermaths spawned numerous lawsuits, many of which are included in this special collection.

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Jones v. State

Claim No. 54555 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: 1972

This was a workers comp case brought by the widow of a corrections officer shot by state police during the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility after the 1971 uprising.
PRISON CONDITIONS
Thompson v. Annucci

1:22-cv-02632 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 31, 2022

Case Ongoing

In this case, University of Michigan history professor Heather Thompson challenged the New York state prison system's alleged censorship of her Pulitzer-Prize-winning book on the Attica Uprising, Blo…

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Abdul Wali v. Coughlin

6:84-00379 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: March 19, 1984

This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and…

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In the Matter of the Application of Hugh Carey [Attica Grand Jury Materials]

INDEX NO. 15062 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 1977

Background This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the…

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Al-Jundi v. Mancusi

1:75-cv-00132 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 1974

Closed Date: Aug. 28, 2000

Background This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the…

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Nieves v. Oswald

1:71-cv-00526 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 16, 1971

This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and…

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United States ex rel. Walker v. Mancusi

1:71-cv-00485 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 1971

Closed Date: Sept. 20, 1972

This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and…

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Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller

1:71-cv-00410 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 1971

This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and…

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