Locked Up
Wonder Cabinet
Wonder Cabinet Productions
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Most of us will never know what really happens behind bars. Prisons are generally off limits to the public and press, but a national prisoner strike on the 45th anniversary of the Attica Prison riot is drawing new attention to the conditions in many of our nation's jails. This hour, what should a prison be? How The Attica Prison Riot Fueled Mass Incarceration in America; Working Undercover As A Private Prison Guard; In Defense of Flogging; Norway's Unusual Approach to Imprisonment; How To Reduce Mass Incarceration; Exploring the Emotional Roots of Justice.
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| 0:15.3 | Hi, I'm Anne Strain Champs, |
| 0:16.9 | and I want to take you back to one of the most famous prison riots |
| 0:21.0 | in American history. |
| 0:23.4 | We are men. |
| 0:25.1 | We are not beaten |
| 0:26.0 | to be driven or beaten as such. |
| 0:30.2 | What has happened here |
| 0:31.2 | but the sound |
| 0:32.1 | before the fury of those who are oppressed. |
| 0:35.5 | New York's Attica State Prison. |
| 0:39.3 | 45 years ago, inmates there revolted, taking the facility and 40 staff members hostage. |
| 0:46.3 | By the end of the four-day standoff, at least 40 people were dead. |
| 0:51.3 | Good evening. The four-day insurrection of New York's Attica State Prison came to a tragic end this |
| 0:57.0 | morning. |
| 0:58.0 | Negotiations gave way to force, making this the bloodiest prison incident the country has |
| 1:03.0 | seen in four decades. |
| 1:05.0 | This was a long time ago, but the memory of Attica lives on. Today, onto the best of our knowledge, we're asking a simple question. |
| 1:14.7 | How do you create a more humane prison? |
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