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Inmates at Attica State Prison in Attica, N.Y., raise their hands in clenched fists in a show of unity during the Attica uprising. The Attica prison revolt lasted from Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, during which inmates in New York’s maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility seized control of the prison and took members of the prison staff hostage to demand improved living conditions. After four days of negotiations with the inmates, state police officers stormed the prison, killing 29 inmates and 1...