Except for Me - Jose

Today, we remember Attica. On September 9, 1971, men incarcerated at Attica prison in New York started a rebellion to demand dignity and justice. Their manifesto included 27 demands, eight of which addressed the exploitation of their labor. The state responded with unimaginable violence. By September 13, when the uprising came to an end, 43 people had died, including 33 incarcerated men murdered by the State Police. Today, more than 50 years later, we continue the fight for these demands for those still incarcerated in a racist and unjust system in their legacy. Incarcerated at Attica years later, this is Jose’s story.