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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 ...
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 ...
A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners against the prison administrators, prison officers, or other groups of prisoners.. Academic studies of prison riots emphasize a connection between prison conditions (such as prison overcrowding) and riots, [1] [2] [3] or discuss the dynamics of the modern prison riot.
Jul. 25—New Mexico's decadeslong dalliance with privately operated prisons hasn't come to an end, but it's clear things are changing. By the end of the year, the state Corrections Department is ...
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 ...
Oct. 2—When Riley Johnson was paroled in March 2022 after more than 40 years in prison, he had a hard time believing he was being set free. "A pair of brown paper plastic-coated pants, shoes ...
February 2–3 – The New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot takes place; 33 inmates are killed and more than 100 inmates injured. February 2 – Abscam: FBI personnel target members of the Congress of the United States in a sting operation. [1] February 13 – The XIII Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York. [2]