Clearinghouse posts special collection of cases relating to the Attica prison uprising

May 31, 2022

Black and white photo: Attica prisoners participating in the uprising gather around a table, apparently to negotiate with state representatives. The participants are numbered and named in the caption.

Attica prisoners participating in the uprising, apparently to negotiate with state representatives.

NYS Archives

The Clearinghouse is posting descriptions and documents for eight cases related to the 1971 Attica prison uprising, in which the law enforcement retaking the prison killed 40 correctional officers and prisoners.  

Related Cases

Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller, Western District of New York (1971)

Al-Jundi v. Mancusi, Western District of New York (1974)

Nieves v. Oswald, Western District of New York (1971)

Abdul Wali v. Coughlin, Northern District of New York (1984)

In the Matter of the Application of Hugh Carey [Attica Grand Jury Materials], New York state trial court (1977)

United States ex rel. Walker v. Mancusi, Western District of New York (1971)

Thompson v. Annucci, Southern District of New York (2022)

Jones v. State, New York state trial court (1972)