Politics of a Prison Riot: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot Its Causes and Aftermath
by Adolph Saenz
Category: History

In 1980, the Santa Fe Penitentiary erupted into the bloodiest, most savage prison riot in U.S. history ... Horror still dominates the prison where brutal convicts continue a murderous rampage, killing witnesses to their earlier drug-induced atrocities. What caused the 1980 prison nightmare? Can nothing stop the inmates' savagery?