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Grapevine author Andrew Brininstool will hold a hometown launch event for his new book, High Desert Blood: The 1980 New ...
Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting transfers to other jails fought police with guns and knives, authorities said late Thursday. Four police ...
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 ...
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The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot
In 1980, a single open door triggered the deadliest prison riot in U.S. history. Hostages, revenge killings, and utter chaos ...
A former inmate who survived one of the deadliest prison riots in U.S. history recalled the gruesome scene at the New Mexico State Penitentiary.
MONTERREY, Mexico --A prison riot that left 49 inmates hacked, beaten or burned to death opened searing questions about gang rule, extortion and human rights violations in Mexico's overcrowded ...
A riot erupted inside a northern Mexico prison over prisoners trying to extort money from others and 56 inmates were inured, authorities said Saturday.
At least 20 escaped inmates are now on the loose after a riot in one of Mexico's most notorious prisons turned into a deadly jailbreak on Sunday. At least 10 people were killed. The state ...
MONTERREY, Mexico – The death toll from a prison riot in northern Mexico has risen to 44, a security official Sunday, making it the Mexican penitentiary system's most violent episode in five ...
Juárez, Mexico remains on edge as a manhunt turned deadly for fugitives in a bloody prison breakout that led to the discovery of 'VIP'' cells.
Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police with guns and knives.