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Attica Correctional Facility

The Attica Correctional Facility is one of the most well known prisons in the United States, second possibly to Alcatraz. It held many of the worst criminals of the time when it was created in the 1920s. A tear gas system is installed in the mess hall and industry areas and has been used to cease conflicts in these areas. The prison now holds many people who are serving 25-to-life terms for murder.

Attica was the site of a prison riot in 1971 which resulted in 42 deaths (31 inmates and 11 prison employees).

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