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(No. CIV-77-72) The Duran Consent Decree became the basis "for the most sweeping reform ever proposed for any single prison in American history" (Morris 1983: 49) The lawsuit, known initially as Duran v. Apodaca, represented the last organized non-violent attempt by inmates to bring about reforms at PNM. [2]
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.
Oct. 9—SANTA FE — A state judge has ordered New Mexico's top election official and the head of the state's prison system to take steps to ensure former inmates eligible to vote under a 2023 ...
President Biden announced on Thursday he was granting 39 pardons to people with non-violent criminal convictions and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500, the largest single-day act of clemency ...
An unidentified man was released from the facility on July 17 before fulfilling the pretrial services required for his conditional release. "MDC staff contacted the inmate and advised him of the ...
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 .
Justice Department Will Begin Release of 6,000 Non-Violent Inmates from Federal Prison. ... which said those getting early release are a small fraction of the 70,000 federal inmates released ...
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 ...