What You Should Know About Betrayal at Attica’s Elizabeth Fink

Grunge, July 28, 2021: What You Should Know About Betrayal at Attica’s Elizabeth Fink

“The soon-to-be-released Betrayal at Attica documentary on HBO Max is the tale of the Attica Prison Riot in 1971. You'd expect something like this to be told from the point of view of the poorly treated inmates that started a riot or, on the other side, a young guard who watched his friends get taken hostage and killed, but no. Realscreen says this documentary is being told from the point of view of the attorney who fought for the prisoners at Attica Correctional Facility. Why? Because in telling the story of Elizabeth Fink, they're also telling the story of those harmed the most in this altercation: the prisoners.”

Additional reading:

NY State Library: Attica Uprising: Manuscripts and Special Collections

Teen Vogue, September 9, 2020: The Attica Prison Riot in 1971 Serves as a Reminder of the Dangers of a Failing Prison System

ACLU, September 14, 2018: ‘Attica Is Every Prison; and Every Prison Is Attica’