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Program
Penitentiary of New Mexico Riot
Raw Footage
The Aftermath
Producing Organization
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Contributing Organization
WQED (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-191-49g4f995
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Ernie Mills
Raw Footage Description
The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage. Several inmates were killed by other prisoners, with some being tortured and mutilated because they had previously acted as informants for prison authorities. Police regained control of PNM 36 hours after the riots had begun. By then, thirty-three inmates had died and more than two hundred were treated for injuries.None of the twelve officers taken hostage were killed, but seven suffered serious injuries caused by beatings and rapes. In the aftermath of the 1980 State Penitentiary riot, the National Guard stands by to see where they are needed to support the State Police SWAT Teams, the city of Santa Fe SWAT teams and the State Penitentiary officials. Smoke billows from the prison. Prisoners are seated in the grass with National Guardsmen nearby. Prisoners are led out into the prison yard in handcuffs. A military medical helicopter flies overhead. Troops march along the road leading to the prison accompanied by a caravan of military vehicles. No shots were fired, and no violence was necessary to end the prison takeover. 00:12:22 Officers struggle to restrain prisoners. 00:16:42 Interview with Governor Bruce King about the 14 inmates that died during the riot. 00:17:46 Footage of inmates under the supervision of the National Guard. Medical professionals bring injured inmates into ambulances.
Broadcast Date
1980
Asset type
Raw Footage
Genres
Unedited
Event Coverage
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:22:22.063
Credits
Producing Organization: KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WQED-TV
Identifier: cpb-aacip-78f32124966 (Filename)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:20:00
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Chicago: “Penitentiary of New Mexico Riot; The Aftermath,” 1980, WQED, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 16, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-191-49g4f995.
MLA: “Penitentiary of New Mexico Riot; The Aftermath.” 1980. WQED, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 16, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-191-49g4f995>.
APA: Penitentiary of New Mexico Riot; The Aftermath. Boston, MA: WQED, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-191-49g4f995