In the years since, it has been called the Turkey Shoot. Fifty years ago, armed guards on the catwalks at Attica State Prison fired into the Attica Prison yard, ending an uprising that started four days earlier.
Not only was the event considered a turning point on the way America saw and treated prisoners, but it also marked a time when citizens, less and less, took the words of government at face value.
WBFO’s Mike Desmond worked for the Buffalo Courier Express newspaper at the time and was one of the first to uncover a coverup. He talked about it with WBFO’s Dave Debo.
WBFO's Dave Debo talks with WBFO's Mike Desmond about the government coverup during the Attica Uprising
