Name: Blood in the Water
ISBN: 9780375423222

Heather Ann Thompson

"Historian Heather Ann Thompson offers the first definitive telling of the Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice--in time for the forty-fifth anniversary of the events"--

The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

Blood in the Water

Andrew Marti

The Attica Prison Riot and its overtaking, which took place in 1971, was a tragedy, leading to the death of 43, including 33 inmates and 10 correctional officers and employees. 

Yet, the impact of the taking of the prison went far beyond those few days in upstate New York. This episode transformed the meaning of “law and order” in America, and how that phrase became an excuse for extreme violence by authorities.

Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

Blood in the Water The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy