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[Narrator] Prisons in New York state are called
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Betrayal at Attica

Prisons inNew York state are called correctional facilities, butwhat they provide is...

[Narrator] Prisons in
New York state are called correctional facilities, but
what they provide is custody

Full Transcript

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- [Narrator] Prisons in New York state are called
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correctional facilities, but what they provide is custody.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:23
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the sta...
Guards are called correction officers, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Guards are called correction officers,
They operate Attica's security machine, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
They operate Attica's security machine,
In any case, few of the officers have had much training - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
In any case, few of the officers have had much training
All he does is sit and watch people and beat 'em up. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
All he does is sit and watch people and beat 'em up.
Watch 'em when they walk, watch 'em here, watch 'em there. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
Watch 'em when they walk, watch 'em here, watch &#...
- [Narrator] correctional officers, the commission found, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- [Narrator] correctional officers, the commission found,
It was run by this hideous warden, Vincent Mancusi. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
It was run by this hideous warden, Vincent Mancusi.
It was upstate New York. All white rednecks. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
It was upstate New York. All white rednecks.
- [Narrator] Most officers first come to know Blacks - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- [Narrator] Most officers first come to know Blacks
- They tell you when to get up in the morning, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- They tell you when to get up in the morning,
Can you imagine you not being able - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
Can you imagine you not being able
And you know, you had to work in the metal shop - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
And you know, you had to work in the metal shop
- [McKay] Commission found prison food to be unappetizing - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- [McKay] Commission found prison food to be unappetizing
- The healthcare, the doctors, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- The healthcare, the doctors,
- [Narrator] In October, 1970, inmates at Auburn prison - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- [Narrator] In October, 1970, inmates at Auburn prison
Believing reprisals were to be taken against them, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Believing reprisals were to be taken against them,
They released the hostages after they got a promise - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They released the hostages after they got a promise
Despite the promise, several of the alleged leaders - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Despite the promise, several of the alleged leaders
They were promised no physical reprisals - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
They were promised no physical reprisals
- [Narrator] When released by a court order, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- [Narrator] When released by a court order,