Orisanmi Burton’s Tip of the Spear uncovers the obscured and radical demands of the inmates who staged the 1971 prison uprising—a world without prisons.

In January 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed their protest song “Attica State” on The David Frost Show, sparking a rare live debate with the studio audience. The historic exchange ...

Striking Attica prison guards return to work amid ongoing protests, retired CO warns of ‘rude awakening’ for state ATTICA, N.Y.

Lawyer Malcolm Bell was tasked with the prosecution of state police and others who may have committed crimes, including murder, during the violent and deadly retaking of Attica prison on Sept. 13, ...

The life of Attica prosecutor Malcolm Bell, now 93, was shaped by the deadly 1971 prison uprising.

The cover of Heather Ann Thompson’s Pulitzer Prize winning book on the Attica prison riot. Following a lawsuit settlement, every prison library in Illinois is getting a copy of the book.

Previously sealed volumes reveal violence against inmates after siege ended FILE - This Sept. 10, 1971 file photo shows inmates of Attica State Prison as they raise their hands in clenched fist ...

ATTICA, N.Y. — Attica Correctional Facility is in lockdown following several incidents of violence. That's according to a social post on the New York State Department of Corrections and ...

The deadly Attica uprising will be the focus of an annual commemoration Wednesday on prison grounds at the Attica Correctional Facility.

People in New York prisons, including Attica itself, can now receive a copy of her book after prison staff remove two pages that illustrate the layout of the prison. Thompson said she generally tries ...

People in New York prisons, including Attica itself, can now receive a copy of her book after prison staff remove two pages that illustrate the layout of the prison. Thompson said she generally tries ...

In the months before the Attica uprising in September 1971, New York 'kept the prison needlessly dangerous' and denied inmates basic rights.