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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.
This section of the prison was closed in 1998 and is now referred to as the "Old Main." [14] Systemic reforms after the riot and the Duran v. King consent decree, including implementation of the Bureau Classification System under Cabinet Secretary Joe Williams, led to the modern New Mexico prison system. The prison is reputedly haunted, with ...
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 ...
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1971 — Albuquerque riots, June 13—15, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Police Department arrested several Chicano teens for underage drinking at Albuquerque's Roosevelt Park. Several hundred people in the park for a concert viewed this as motivated by anti-Spanish sentiment, and the next 30 hours would be marked by violent conflict ...
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Suiter was arrested over a $175 shoplifting accusation. Because of the overcrowding of jails in Albuquerque, Suiter was incarcerated at the Penitentiary of New Mexico. He was incarcerated just 8 days before the New Mexico State penitentiary riots took place in 1980, the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Suiter was beaten with a metal ...