Weird History
How Attica Became the Worst Prison Riot in U.S. History
2026 • E15 Apr 12, 2026 12m
For four days in September 1971, a maximum-security prison in upstate New York stopped functioning as a prison and turned into a battleground. What followed was a tense standoff that ended in one of the deadliest single-day massacres in America since the Civil War.
On this episode of Weird History, we take a look at the shocking true story of the Attica Prison uprising. Have you ever heard of the Attica uprising before? Let us know in the comments!
On this episode of Weird History, we take a look at the shocking true story of the Attica Prison uprising. Have you ever heard of the Attica uprising before? Let us know in the comments!