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William Bennett (Attica defendant)

AKA: Goldmine
Full name:William Bennett
Era:1970s
State:New York
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Biography

William Bennett (printed alias Goldmine) is individually named in the March 1973 Attica News roster of Attica uprising prisoner defendants. The roster links the person to indictment 5, 7, 37, covering 34 first-degree kidnapping counts; kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, coercion and assault; weapon possession and contraband. The defense newspaper places these prosecutions in the political reprisals after the September 1971 prison uprising. This establishes the Attica-prisoner context; it does not identify the original conviction, precise first admission, final judgment, physical discharge or complete custody duration. The table maximum-sentence figures are statutory exposure, not imposed terms or years actually served. Source: https://freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC510_scans/Attica/510.Prisons.AtticaNewsVol1No1.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Existing Attica imprisonment; later uprising-related prosecution: 34 first-degree kidnapping counts; kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, coercion and assault; weapon possession and contraband.
Sentence: Original term and final outcome unprinted. Roster maximum exposure is not an imposed sentence or completed service.