New York Employees Families Settle Attica Riot Claims for $12 Million

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2005 published in Verdict1 November, 2005, page 33

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Settlements, State Law Claims, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff. Location: New York.

The State of New York has reached a $12 million settlement with the Forgotten Victims of Attica, a group of surviving state employees and relatives of 11 guards killed during the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility.

Under a proposal by Governor George E. Pataki, the Forgotten Victims of ...

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