Penitentiary Riot 1980

Haunting of the Old Main Prison

Inmate recalls grisly 1980 New Mexico prison riot

New Mexico inmate shares passion through murals inside walls of 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]

45 years later: Revisiting the deadly New Mexico prison riot