A Time to Die

Description:

In 1971, the inmates of Attica revolted, took hostages, and forced the authorities into four days of desperate negotiation. The rebels demanded and were granted the presence of a group of observers to act as unofficial mediators. Tom Wicker, then the Associate Editor of the New York Times, was one of those summoned. This is his account.

subjects: Attica Correctional Facility,  Prison riots,  State Prison, Attica, N.Y.,  Prisons,  Émeutes,  State Prison, Attica, N.Y,  Prisons, united states,  Government, Resistance to -- United States,  Massacres,  Negotiations,  prison rebellion,  New york (state), politics and government

People: Tom Wicker

Places: Attica,  New York (State),  Itaca,  New York (État)

Times: 1971