Jailhouse Murders: New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot - Part 1

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This week we discuss all the events leading up to the New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot. Our first part of the riot coverage digs into the terrible conditions, tension with guards, & how inmates were unable to effect change through non-violent methods.
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NEW MEXICO STATE PENITENTIARY LINKS:
https://unresolved.me/new-mexico-state-penitentiary-riot-part-one-powder-keg
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/72933NCJRS.pdf
https://www.radford.edu/~junnever/articles/prison.htm
https://www.koat.com/article/inmate-recalls-grisly-1980-new-mexico-prison-riot/5056600
https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Butcher-Shop-Mexico-Uprising/dp/0826310621
https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Factory-First-Hand-Account-Penitentiary/dp/0595366694
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jmabmx/getting-read-the-riot-act-0000774-v22n10
http://newmexicohistory.org/people/riot-at-the-penitentiary-new-mexico-1980