A former inmate who survived one of the deadliest prison riots in U.S. history recalled the gruesome scene during a recent interview with Action 7 News.On Feb. 2, 1980, New Mexico and the nation ...

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the 1980 NM prison riot; In 1980, Gary Nelson, a convicted bank robber, escaped from another state prison. When police caught him in New Mexico, prison officials held ...

The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot. Posted: June 12, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. In 1980, a single open door triggered the deadliest prison riot in U.S. history.

Retired District Judge Mike Vigil of Santa Fe, who previously represented inmates, said in a recent Journal interview that the New Mexico prison riot of February 1980 didn't actually end Feb. 3.

The 1980 Penitentiary of New Mexico prison riot may seem to many like ancient news. But state officials recently honored those correctional officers caught up in the tragic events, demonstrating ...

New Mexico lawmakers are considering compensation ... testimony about 1980 N.M. prison riot, ... as inmates rushed the control center at the Penitentiary of New Mexico on Feb. 2, 1980. ...

New Mexico prison guard from 1980 riot honored Back. Print By Associated Press -Wednesday, May 28, 2014 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico guard who escaped one of the nation’s deadliest prison ...

The New Mexico Corrections Department may reopen its closed penitentiary where a bloody prison riot occurred in 1980 as a prison museum. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File) ...

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico state officials are hoping to ... The New Mexico Corrections Department may reopen its closed penitentiary where a bloody prison riot occurred in 1980 as a prison museum ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A dozen guards were held hostage 35 years ago during one of the nation’s deadliest prison riots. Some were brutally beaten and sexually assaulted as rioting pri… ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico might open a museum at the site of a 1980 bloody prison riot.