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"Horror Stories"

The newsletter further alleged, 'the
capitalist press was full of horror stories of
hostages with their throats cut, mutilations and
executions. The racist hysteria against the
prisoners' uprising was being carefully fanned."
However, it claimed, "the truth came out-the
guards were all killed in the same murderous
assault by police and national guards on the
prisoners."

Miss High told the crowd on the steps
of the Rotunda that "the conditions under
which the Attica prisoners are forced to live
caused the riot." Attica is an isolated prison,
Miss High said, and families are allowed only 15
minutes of visitation privileges per week.