The Santa Fe New Mexican

Power outage, smoke — but no fire — at Penitentiary of New Mexico

A power outage caused heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment to smoke, a state Corrections Department ...
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HVAC system issue led to brief evacuation at New Mexico State Penitentiary

An issue with the HVAC system led to an evacuation Sunday night at the Penitentiary of New Mexico near Santa Fe.
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Española Humane expands ‘Paws in the Pen’ program at New Mexico prison

Española Humane has expanded its "Paws in the Pen" program, putting a new group of four dogs behind bars in New Mexico.

Fire reported at New Mexico State Penitentiary

Santa Fe County Fire dispatch telling KOAT that a fire is being reported at the State Penitentiary. We have sent a crew to ...
Albuquerque Journal

Legal dispute over ‘second chance’ law for youthful offenders stoking concerns

Nine individuals around New Mexico have been granted parole and released from prison under a 2023 "second chance" law for juvenile offenders sentenced as adults.
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Most violent prison riot in U.S. history left penitentiary ‘haunted’ in archival find

February 2, 1980, New Mexico and the nation watched in horror as this prison turned from an organized correctional facility into *** slaughterhouse of sheer terror ...