Haunting memories linger at New Mexico's old state penitentiary

Behind Bars: New Mexico Riot (2002) - in 1980, a riot broke out in the New Mexico Penitentiary. Furious, drugged rioters found axes and acetylene torches left by repairmen. They took the tools to the protective unit, where they began using them, first on the doors, then on the inmates... [00:48:54]

Penitentiary Riot 1980

Images, history from the 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot

The history of the 1980 New Mexico prison riot

45 years later: Revisiting the deadly New Mexico prison riot

Haunting of the Old Main Prison

Inmate recalls grisly 1980 New Mexico prison riot