Attica Compensation Served Up 29-Years-Cold

Loaded on April 15, 2001 published in Verdict1 April, 2001, page 3

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages, Settlements. Location: New York.

Two weeks short of 29 years after the Attica massacre, a federal judge divided an $8 million settlement to compensate more than 500 Attica prisoners and surviving relatives for the abuse suffered when prison guards and state troopers retook the prison after a 5 day siege.

At more than 200 ...

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