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New Mexico Blood Money
Loaded on Nov. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
November, 1995, page 19
For two days in February, 1980, New Mexico prisoners seized control of the state penitentiary in Santa Fe. When it was over, 33 prisoners were dead, hundreds more were hurt, the gym was burned to a shell and the cell blocks, offices and other areas were extensively damaged. Elected and …
Filed under:
Prison Rebellion,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Civil Procedure,
Damages,
Settlements,
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
Location:
New Mexico.
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