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Three inmates have been mistakenly released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the month of July, according to Bernalillo County officials.
The 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m 2) campus employs around 500 staff, and houses over 2,000 inmates. Construction was completed in 2002, to replace the overcrowded, in-town county jail near the courthouse.
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 prisoners who had escaped from a dormitory in ...
The Albuquerque Police Department underwent significant changes under Chief Paul Shaver (1948–1971) who remains the city's longest-serving police chief. [7] During his tenure, Albuquerque's population more than doubled from 96,000 to 250,000 residents, resulting in Albuquerque Police Department growing from 30 police officers to 380.
The Albuquerque Police Department and New Mexico State Police have arrested 126 and 49 people, respectively, on new charges and warrants. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said it is going to ...
Jan. 31—An Albuquerque mother is looking for answers after her 26-year-old son died while behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center over the weekend. Pete Salazar was the 28th person to ...
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 .
Oct. 14—It took only nine days for a multi-agency undercover online chat operation to attract and arrest eight people from Albuquerque and the surrounding areas who allegedly wanted to have sex ...