The Attica Correctional Facility is one of the most well known prisons in the United States, second possibly to Alcatraz. It is located in Attica, New York, a small town located midway between Buffalo and Rochester. It held many of the worst criminals of the time when it was constructed in the 1920s. A tear gas system is installed in the mess hall and industry areas and has been used to cease conflicts in these areas. The prison now holds many people who are serving 25 years-to-life terms for murder.
Attica was the site of a prison riot in 1971 which resulted in 42 deaths (31 inmates and 11 prison employees).
The 'AtticaPrison riots' were general prison uprisings that began at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States, on September 9, 1971.
The Attica riots were notable in that they directed national media attention to the condition of prisons in the United States during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Attica!" whenever a character was shown on the screen held behind bars, a reference to Atticaprison and the riots therein.
The prison now holds many inmates who are serving various types of sentences (short-term to life sentences), and who are usually sent to the facility because of disciplinary problems in other facilities.
Attica was the site of a prison riot in 1971 which resulted in 42 deaths (31 inmates and 11 prison employees).
Attica is mentioned in the film, Dog Day Afternoon as Al Pacino's character screams "Attica, Attica!" repeatedly to the public while robbing a bank.
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