New York judge allows partial release of documents from 1971 Attica prison riot probe
MICHAEL VIRTANEN, Associated Press
ALBANY >> A New York judge approved public disclosure Thursday of two remaining volumes from an investigation into the 1971 Attica prison riot and aftermath, but he excluded grand jury excerpts.
Justice Patrick NeMoyer said it’s now up to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has the 1975 Meyer Commission report, to publicly release those volumes after removing evidence from grand jury investigations into possible crimes.
“It is certainly the case that ... the grand jury references in question constitute an integral part of the report’s text and help form the basis of Meyer’s findings,” NeMoyer wrote. “Those observations, however, do not by themselves override the law’s general policy of preserving grand jury secrecy.”
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