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Explore filming and tour opportunities at the Old Main facility, managed by the New Mexico Corrections Department's Corrections Industries division. Learn about the history of the facility and how to arrange tours or filming sessions.
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Inmates participated in death squads and attacked, burned,...
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Enjoy this tour of the Old Main Prison located near Santa Fe, New Mexico. This prison was the site of Americas worst prison riot resulting in the deaths of 3...
18 paź 2016 · This Prison In New Mexico Has A Dark And Evil History That Will Never Be Forgotten. The New Mexico State Penitentiary, site of a deadly 1980 riot, offers tours to educate visitors about its history.
Inmates participated in death squads and attacked, burned, and killed other inmates. The “Old Main” closed in 1998 and is now used for tours and film sets. The New Mexico Corrections Training Academy (NMCTA) opened in 1980, becoming the first correctional training academy in the nation.
26 mar 2016 · New Mexico, US – Twenty-four kilometres south of Santa Fe, the now defunct Penitentiary of New Mexico, or “Old Main”, sits in managed decay, its imposing exterior rising above the plains...
14 paź 2013 · Tours of the dormant “Old Main” prison resumed this month with an eye to making a more respectful presentation regarding one of the nation’s bloodiest prison riots, as well as gathering ...
The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, in the state's maximum security prison south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in...
