Heather Ann Thompson

Heather Ann Thompson is a historian at the University of Michigan who writes about prisons and prison policy. Her most recent book is Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy (Pantheon, 2016).

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DISGRACE

Prisons Are Erupting and Why It Matters

On the 45th anniversary of the Attica debacle, U.S. inmates staged a coordinated protest over work and living conditions, but they were ignored or silenced.

Heather Ann Thompson

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ATTICA ANNIVERSARY

Our Erupting Prisons Are a Disgrace

Forty-five years after the protests at Attica, there is overwhelming evidence that the U.S. has learned little about prison reform and done even less to make things better.

Heather Ann Thompson