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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 ...
Sep. 19—The Metropolitan Detention Center is the biggest county jail in the state of New Mexico, with an average population of 1,600 people incarcerated there daily. Here are four things to know ...
Construction was completed in 2002, to replace the overcrowded, in-town county jail near the courthouse. It is the county’s largest public facility, and single greatest consumer of electricity, using, for example, 12,627,000 kilowatts in 2012, at a cost of $ 981,563.
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The MDC's Office of Professional Standards is investigating all three incidents, according to county officials. They added that a “new protocol” ordering a double-check of inmates’ release ...
Apr. 26—The state's biggest jail has a new warden, months after former Metropolitan Detention Center Warden Jason Jones resigned after being placed on administrative leave. Steven Kai Smith was ...
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Jul. 25—The Bernalillo County jail mistakenly released an armed robbery suspect on Wednesday — the third erroneous release of an inmate in the past month. An arrest warrant has been issued for ...