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During an inmate takeover lasting only 36 hours, 33 inmates were killed and 12 officers were held hostage by prisoners who had escaped from a dormitory in the main unit, the southern half of the prison.
The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage.
The Western New Mexico Correctional Facility is a prison in Grants, New Mexico, United States. It is operated by the New Mexico Corrections Department and consists of two separate facilities, one each for male and female inmates. [1] [2]
Eight inmates have been transferred to another jail after attempting to incite a riot in the maximum-security unit of the Otero County Detention Center in southern New Mexico, authorities said.
Apr. 9—A former nurse at a state prison near Las Cruces has filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico Corrections Department and inmate medical care provider Wexford Health Sources, alleging she ...
The Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) is a men's maximum-security prison located in unincorporated Santa Fe County, [1] 15 miles (24 km) south of central Santa Fe, on New Mexico State Road 14. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is operated by the New Mexico Corrections Department .