Fifty years ago, in 1971, the uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York – considered the deadliest in U.S. history – took the lives of 43 people … 10 correctional officers and civilian employees as well as 33 incarcerated people. It lasted for five days. The uprising grew out of long-held grievances over the abhorrent conditions inside the prison. The facilities were overcrowded, and individuals were forced to spend 14-16 hours a day in their cells. Incoming mail was read by officers, visits with loved ones were held through mesh screens, medical care was inadequate, and racism was everywhere. So what has changed in 50 years?