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Nationwide Prison Strike Ends on 47th Anniversary of Attica Uprising

HeadlineSep 10, 2018

The nationwide prison strike came to an end Sunday, following nearly three weeks of work stoppages, hunger strikes, sit-ins and commissary boycotts in prisons from coast to coast. The nationwide demonstrations demanding better conditions, the right to vote and the abolition of what prisoners call “modern day slavery” ended on the beginning of the 47th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising.

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