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Anthony Williams

AKA: Tony Williams
Era:1970s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months
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Biography

Anthony "Tony" Williams was an Attica prisoner prosecuted after the September 1971 uprising. Attica News documented two months in Erie County Jail on the resulting indictment before its dismissal was announced in February 1973. A later notice by fellow prisoner Akil identified Williams by his full name and reported that he had died at Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York. The notice said the writers learned of his death on June 19, 1975; his actual death date remains unverified.

Case

Charges: Kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and coercion in the Attica uprising prosecution
Sentence: Spent two months in Erie County Jail because of the Attica indictment, according to the March 1973 defense newsletter. Prosecutor Brian Malone announced the charges had been dropped on February 26, citing a possible identification error. This was pretrial detention, not a prison sentence. Exact jail admission and departure dates are unverified; the dismissal is not recorded as a physical release.
Indicted: December 1972, according to the June 1975 Attica News notice
Convicted: Charges dropped; dismissal announced February 26, 1973