New York State Division of State Police Report on Inmates' Medical Treatment after the Retaking of Attica Correctional Facility

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of a ten-page report by John L. Stainthorpe, containing detailed summaries of interviews with National Guard personnel and medical workers at the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility in 1971. The interviews focused on the subject of medical treatment of inmates after the event. Interviewees appear to have volunteered to talk, rather than be systematically selected. The report is labeled "Attica Brothers Trial Office."
Title
Report on inmates' medical treatment after the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility
Quantity
0.25 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
B2506
Creator
Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a ten-page report by John L. Stainthorpe, containing detailed summaries of interviews with National Guard personnel and medical workers at the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility in 1971. The interviews focused on the subject of medical treatment of inmates after the event. Interviewees appear to have volunteered to talk, rather than be systematically selected. The report is labeled "Attica Brothers Trial Office."

Series 15855, Investigation and interview files, may contain similar or related records.

Acquisition Information

This report was transferred to the New York State Archives by the Division of State Police in January 2013. However, it is unclear how the agency obtained the document.

This series was transferred under records disposition number 22577.

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