NCJ Number
7357
Date Published
1972
Length
533 pages
Annotation
INVESTIGATION BY A SPECIAL GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE INTO THE CAUSES AND HANDLING OF NEW YORK STATE'S VIOLENT PRISON DISORDER.
Abstract
THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AT ATTICA AND THE NEW YORK PRISON SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED, GIVING A PICTURE OF THE INMATE'S LIFE WITHIN THE INSTITUTION. THE CONDITIONS AND EVENTS LEADING TO THE UPRISING ARE SUMMARIZED, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE WAY IN WHICH THE INMATES TOOK CONTROL ON SEPT. 9, 1971. A SECTION OF THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO THE NEGOTIATIONS, AND THE FINAL SECTION COVERS THE ASSAULT AND ITS AFTERMATH. EACH SECTION BEGINS WITH A SUMMARY SETTING FORTH THE COMMISSION'S CONCLUSIONS IN EACH AREA. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS SEVERAL MAJOR CHANGES IN NEW YORK'S PRISON SYSTEM.