In the tumultuous and violent end to the Attica Correctional Facility uprising, a young man named Allen Durham, aged 20, lost his life. The male inmate was one of many who perished on September 13, 1971, a day that marked the deadliest prison riot in United States history. The events that led to his death began four days earlier when about 1,300 inmates seized control of the prison, taking dozens of staff members hostage. The prisoners were demanding more humane treatment and better conditions,
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