Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of transcribed testimony of former hostages taken in the uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in
September 1971. The testimony was given between May and August 2002 before a task force appointed by Governor George Pataki,
which was charged with investigating issues raised by The Forgotten Victims of Attica (FVOA), an organization composed of
former hostages and their survivors; and to make recommendations based on the task force's findings.
Creator:
Title:
Attica Task Force minutes of public hearings
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
5 volumes
2002
Series Number:
22425