The observer committee negotiates a 28-point prisoners manifesto. Seale refuses to endorse it after he's admitted to the prison. The U. S. National Guard begins arriving at Attica. Governor Nelson Rockefeller refuses to meet the prisoners' request he come to Attica. The prisoners begin digging in for defense.
Rebels stab two convicts to death.
Sep 13 Attica prisoners threaten to begin executing hostages, taking four to the catwalks and holding knives to their throats. New York State Police and U. S. National Guard troops retake the prison in a deadly shootout. 32 prisoners and 11 captives are killed. 28 hostages are released. 30 New York governor Nelson Rockefeller appoints a nine member commission to investigate the Attica riots.