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...Attica riot a radical conspiracy, or was it provoked by harsh treatment of prison inmates? Could the toll of 43 dead have been avoided? Countless books, studies and articles have debated the questions. Throughout all the argument, one group remained silent: the Wyoming County grand jury that was poring over the evidence to determine what criminal charges should be brought. Now it is handing down its indictments-37 so far-and last week the first formal accusations were brought against convict leaders who emerged during the revolt...
Cheresh believes that the direction of the committee reveals a decline in popular interest in a social service image, despite a fascination with the institution of prisons that developed after Attica. She believes--as many chairmen do--that political radicalization follows almost inevitably from exposure to the social institutions with which she deals. As PBH has gotten away from liberal notions of altruism. Cherish thinks, people have increasingly questioned whether work in prison classrooms benefits anyone other than the volunteer. Many committee members, however, feel a responsibility to provide a contact for prisoners with the outside world, and the rate...
...charges which had been leveled at the New Crusader during the 1960's--murder, bribery, extortion, embezzlement. They knew that the Teamsters Union is the only major union in the country which actively supports President Nixon--the man who sent a congratulatory telegram to Governor Rockefeller after the Attica rebellion one year ago. And so, when the question period began, these students took every opportunity available to crack holes in the New Crusader...
...haven't learned the lesson--if we haven't seen the threads between Dresden, Nagasaki, Attica, Jackson State and Kent State--then we don't understand the violence of our time," he concluded...
Like most half-century-old prison fortresses, Attica was designed to confine and punish men rather than rehabilitate them. There are few opportunities for vocational training, counseling or education. In an effort to reduce tension, all correctional officers have lately attended ten hours of "conflict reduction" classes at local colleges. But as Superintendent Montanye sadly observes: "I am unable to point out any really new, progressive programs for the prisoners. And the human situation is abnormal. All we can do is bring tensions down to a level where, maybe, men can live decently...