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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 ...
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
Antoinette Frank was a New Orleans police officer when she and Rogers LaCaze killed Officer Ronald Williams and siblings Ha and Cuong Vu, owners of the Kim Anh restaurant, during a 1995 robbery. 29 years, 3 months and 5 days In 2007, Frank's petition to the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari was denied. [47]
More than 130 women who were formerly inmates at prisons for women in California have filed suit, saying guards sexually abused them. 'Every woman's worst nightmare': Lawsuit alleges widespread ...
This category lists state or federal prisons in the United States which are used or were previously used for the detention of female prisoners. Subcategories This category has the following 42 subcategories, out of 42 total.
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 ...
Jun. 26—A guard at the Penitentiary of New Mexico outside Santa Fe was stabbed in the back of the head by an inmate earlier this month, according to criminal charges filed this week. Cain ...
The prison is owned by CoreCivic and operated by the New Mexico Corrections Department. [2] It opened in 1989 as the first privatized women's prison in the U.S. In late 2015 state officials announced a plan to transfer all female inmates out of the facility, and to consolidate New Mexico's estimated population of 1200 sex offenders here. [3] In ...