Heather Ann Thompson

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Heather Ann Thompson is the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy. A historian at the University of Michigan, she is currently writing a book on the MOVE bombing of 1985.

Jails and PrisonsSeptember 13, 2021

Honoring Attica After Half a Century

It’s time to demand law enforcement accountability for the death of unarmed citizens not just on America’s streets but also in our prisons.

Heather Ann Thompson
Jails and PrisonsMarch 21, 2019

How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City

It has been nearly 50 years since New York’s jails erupted in protest, but the lessons of that era feel more relevant than ever.

Heather Ann Thompson

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Heather Ann Thompson

Jails and PrisonsSeptember 13, 2021

Honoring Attica After Half a Century

It’s time to demand law enforcement accountability for the death of unarmed citizens not just on America’s streets but also in our prisons.

Heather Ann Thompson

Jails and PrisonsMarch 21, 2019

How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City

It has been nearly 50 years since New York’s jails erupted in protest, but the lessons of that era feel more relevant than ever.

Heather Ann Thompson