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50 years after Attica uprising, families want apology

FILE — In this Sept. 1971 file photo, armed officers walk by the entrance to the Attica Correctional Facility, in Attica, NY, in the aftermath of the riot at the prison, that left 43 dead over a period of four days. Fifty years after the Attica prison uprising, the families of slain and injured prison guards say they're still waiting for an apology from the state. (AP Photo, File) FILE — In this Sept. 1971 file photo, Inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility, in Attica, NY, raise their hands in clenched fists in a show of unity during the Attica uprising, which took the lives of 43 people. Fifty years after the Attica prison uprising, the families of slain and injured prison guards say they're still waiting for an apology from the state. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz, File)