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Attica was the site of a Prison Riot in 1971 which resulted in 42 deaths (31 inmates and 11 prison employees). Mark David Chapman , the man who murdered John Lennon , is currently incarcerated at Attica State Prison; coincidental because Lennon wrote a song on the prison on his '' Sometime In New York City '' album. Other notable inmates include serial killer Kendall Francois , who raped and strangled at least 8 prostitutes in the Poughkeepsie area in the late 1990s, and Colin Ferguson , who randomly shot to death 6 people aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter train in 1993. Both are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. The adjacent Wyoming Correctional Facility (a medium security prison) is paired with Attica. ADDRESS Attica Correctional Facility, Box 149, Attica, New York 14011-0149 (585) 591-2000 (Wyoming County) SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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