Tag: conditions
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Podcast Script: Personal Reflections on Attica and My Own Experience
“If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary(Malcolm X )” Introduction Hi, my name is Tiara Christopher, and today I’m sharing a personal reflection on my brief but eye-opening experience with incarceration. I’ll connect my own experience to the 1971 Attica riot, focusing on the disparities in…
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Bibliography: Attica Riot
Abstract: In this bibliography, the Attica riot is the focus as I explore prison conditions, prison rights, and the legal system during the Civil Rights Movement and how the riot did or did not lead to reform within the U.S. prison system. I have explored several texts on the Attica riot and the prison system,…
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