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Herman Badillo discusses "A Bill of No Rights: Attica and the American Prison System"

BROADCAST: Jun. 26, 1972 | DURATION: 00:57:08

Synopsis

Congressman Herman Badillo discusses the prisoner uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, and how race played a role in the unwarranted killing of inmates and the subsequent government and administrative cover up of the incident. Badillo reads excerpts from his book, "A Bill of No Rights: Attica and the American Prison System," and discusses prisoner rights, rehabilitation, and the endemic injustice and racism in the American prison system.

Details

Broadcast Date
Jun. 26, 1972

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 56.30 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
57 minutes, 8 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Law, Crime, Prison Law, Crime, Prison American History & Politics American History & Politics Race Relations

Tags

Badillo, Herman, 1929-2014 Attica Correctional Facility Prisoners--United States Prison riots--New York (State)--Attica. Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Racism Discrimination Prison industrial complex Murder Human rights A Bill of No Rights: Attica and the American Prison System Massacre Prisoner rights Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979 Wicker, Tom Oswald, Russell G. Barkley, Elliott James Prisoner rehabilitation

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