A Small Town With A Big Prison And A Bloody History

WNYC News | Sep 15, 2021

The village of Attica will forever be linked with the prison uprising and subsequent massacre that happened there 50 years ago this month.

But the bucolic town 35 miles outside Buffalo, which boasts on its official website its small town values and “wholesome lifestyle,” doesn’t share the negative association that many New Yorkers have with Attica Correctional Facility, the towering prison with decorative turrets that employs hundreds of nearby residents. They remain staunchly protective over both the necessity of the prison and the economic opportunities it provides.

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