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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
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
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."
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Report on inmates' medical treatment after the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility
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0.25 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1975
Series Number:
B2506

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."

Related Material

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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