I was interested in what prison the newest Longest Yard was filmed at. In looking for that info I came across the pics of the old prison and they are some dandies.
Today I participated in a Flicker meetup to the state pen in Santa Fe. We got to spend a couple of hours in the abandoned prison taking pictures. The New Mexico Penitentiary Riot, which took place on February 2 and February 3, 1980 in the state's maximum security prison south of Santa Fe, was one of the most violent prison riots in the history of the American correctional system: 33 inmates died and more than 200 inmates were treated for injuries. None of the 12 guards taken hostage were killed but seven were treated for injuries caused by beatings and rapes.
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