Ex-Attica inmate wins $4 million in suit over reprisals by guards during prison riot. (Frank Smith, former inmate at Attica Correctional Facilities in Attica, NY)

From: Jet | Date: June 23, 1997 | Copyright information

Smith was awarded damages for torture he suffered by prison guards during the 1971 prisoner uprising at Attica. He is the first of 1,281 prisoners to be awarded damages. A $2.8 billion civil liability lawsuit was filed by the prisoners in 1974.

A former Attica inmate recently was awarded $4 million in damages by a federal jury for injuries he suffered after he was tortured during the deadliest prison riot in U.S. history.

Frank Smith became the first of 1,281 Attica ...

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