On the morning of September 9, 1971 Attica Prison was taken over by its inmates. The take-over and resulting riot began when 30 or more inmates — several of whom were carrying as weapons legs which had been ripped off chairs and desks — pushed against the A Tunnel Gate until it gave way. The prisoners streamed through the gate and into "Times Square", a central area at which four...
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