“It Just Doesn’t Let Go”: ‘Attica’ Filmmakers Reexamine Notorious Prison Uprising And Brutal Crackdown, 50 Years On
As the country with the highest number of prisoners under lock and key, perhaps it’s not surprising that many of our correctional institutions have taken on a mythic status, their names alone sending a chill: Sing Sing, San Quentin, Folsom, Leavenworth, Joliet, Marion, Angola.