Silhouette On Floor Santa Fe Prison

Thus began one of the deadliest episodes in new mexico history a roughly 36 hour frenzy of brutality and murder that left much of the prison south of santa fe a smoking hulk.

Silhouette on floor santa fe prison. Navy submarine lost 77 years ago in southeast asia providing a coda to a stirring but little known tale from world war ii. Penitentiary of new mexico. Santa fe county adult detention facility is located 14 miles south of santa fe off of 599 veterans hwy onto hwy 14 exit 272 on i 25. The new mexico state penitentiary also called old main is the site of one of the worst prison riots in u s.

Inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage. The new mexico department of corrections said. The penitentiary of new mexico pnm is located along the old turquoise trail 14 miles south of santa fe. Level ii a minimum restrict.

The longest yard 2005. History recalled the gruesome scene during a recent interview with action 7 news. While some prisoners simply tried to find a safe place to wait out the riot others banded together to rampage through old main torturing and murdering other inmates. A former inmate who survived one of the deadliest prison riots in u s.

Pnm is the department s only super max facility housing the highest security classification of offenders in the state of new mexico. Tickets are now available for upcoming tours of a closed new mexico prison where one of the nation s deadliest riots took place. Divers have found what they believe is the wreck of a u s. Instead of heading for his hotel patterson accepted the producer s offer to take him for a late night visit to the site.

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. In february 1980 inmates took over the facility for 36 hours. Report security related matters available 24 7 505 428 3860. After landing the role of an army captain in charge of the prison in the movie the boys of abu ghraib actor scott patterson the gilmore girls reached albuquerque around midnight arriving on a late night flight a producer on the new film greeted him at the airport.

The penitentiary of new mexico complex is comprised of three facilities. Santa fe county adult correctional facility 28 camino justicia santa fe nm 87508 505 471 4941.