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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.
Riot incident at Otero County Detention Center in New Mexico. The "hostilities" began about 6 p.m. on Tuesday after earlier in the day a detainee had been issued a disciplinary infraction for ...
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See more: New Mexico State Penitentiary riot. The Penitentiary of New Mexico Prison Riot, which took place on the weekend of February 2 and 3, 1980, was the most violent prison riot to date in the history of the American prison system. During an inmate takeover lasting only 36 hours, 33 inmates were killed and 12 officers were held hostage by ...
Sep. 2—Advocates for the incarcerated and at least one inmate who has launched a so-far unsuccessful effort to force an investigation into conditions at Northeastern New Mexico Correctional ...
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 .
A prison transport van. (KOB) Johnson's first victim was a female pretrial detainee being transported from a jail in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Colorado in November of 2019.
Pages in category "Prison riots in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... New Mexico State Penitentiary riot;