New Mexico State Penitentiary riot
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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. Several inmates were killed by other prisoners, with some being tortured and mutilated because they had previously acted as informants for prison authorities. Police regained control of PNM 36 hours after the riots had begun. By then, thirty-three inmates had died and more than two hundred were treated for injuries.[1] None of the twelve officers taken hostage were killed, but seven suffered serious injuries caused by beatings and rapes.[2]
New Mexico State Penitentiary riot | |
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Location | Santa Fe County, New Mexico, U.S. |
Date | February 2ā3, 1980 (MDT) |
Attack type | Rioting, hostage-taking |
Deaths | 33 |
Injured | 200+ |
Perpetrators | Inmates |
There had been riots at PNM before it moved in 1956, the first occurring on July 19, 1922,[3] and the second on June 15, 1953.[4]