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Summaries
and Witnesses:
Part
1: Audio, 28:22 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 223-250. Listeners should note that
the audio begins on page 228. Liman examines James E.
Cochrane about his experiences as a correction officer
at Attica Prison. Liman asks Cochrane to explain how
correction officers qualify for jobs at Attica. Cochrane
details the daily activities of a correction officer.
Part
2: Audio, 37:42 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 250-277. Liman continues his examination
of Cochrane on topics such as the use of night sticks
by officers, racial attitudes of officers towards prisoners,
and the enforcement of the prison rules.
Part
3: Audio, 28:32 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 277-297. Please note that the audio
begins on
page 278. Liman questions Cochrane about the quality
of communication among officers, between officers and
the prisoners, and between officers and their superiors.
Part
4: Audio, 37:15 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings, transcript,
pages 297-325. Commissioners Dorothy Wadsworth, Robert
B. McKay, William Wilbanks, Robert L. Carter, Bishop
Broderick, Amalia Guerrero, and Walter N. Rothschild
Jr. examine Cochrane on such topics as the pay scale
of officers, staff turnover, and the attitudes of younger
prisoners. Part
5: Audio, 20:16 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 325-341. There is a small gap in the
audio between page 325 and 326. Commissioners Walter
N. Rothschild JR and Amos Henix finish the examination
of Cochrane; they discuss such topics as bigotry at Attica
and the methods in which prisoners might be labeled or
segregated.
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Summaries
and Witnesses:
Part
1: Audio, 38:20 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 342-368. Walter Clifford Swift
Jr., a former prisoner, worked as a medic in Attica.
He testifies to Arthur Liman about his experiences
with being keeplocked, working at the hospital,
and taking high school and college courses at Attica.
Part
2: Audio, 16:17 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 368-379. Commissioners Rev. Edwin
Broderick, Dorothy Wadsworth, Robert Carter, and
Robert McKay examine Swift on the process of screening
at the Attica hospital, and they inquire about
the quality of health care prisoners received.
Part
3: Audio, 32:19 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 379-402. Liman examines Harold
Goewey, a correction officer at Attica. They address
issues concerning the parole system, the HBZ unit,
and rules and regulations at Attica.
Part
4: Audio, 17:10 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 402-414. Liman continues his
examination of Goewey. Part
5: Audio, 38:53 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 415-442. Commissioners Henix,
Broderick, Wadsworth, Wilbanks, Carter, Guerrero,
Rothschild, and Henix question Goewey.
Part
6: Audio, 19:26 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 442-455. Liman questions Luis Angel
Rose Martinez a prisoner at Attica. Martinez testifies
about his experiences with polio, the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) at Attica, and about
his experiences as a Spanish-speaking inmate at Attica.
Part 7: Audio, 29:45 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
transcript, pages 455-476. There is a small gap in
the audio between page 455 and 456. Liman continues
his examination of Martinez.
Part
8: Audio, 32:10 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
Transcript, pages 476-500. Martinez describes the
type of food served in the prison cafeteria, and
explains why prisoners need money.
Part
9: Audio, 19:25 Minutes. Rochester Public Hearings,
Transcript, pages 500 514. Listeners should note
that there is a gap in the audio between page 500
and 501. Commissioners Guerrero, Broderick, and Wilbanks
question Martinez about his attempts to obtain a
high school diploma at Attica.
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