Behind Bars: Riot in New Mexico
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Examines one of the bloodiest riots in American penal history: the prison insurrection that broke out at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe on February 1, 1980. It not only cost 34 men their lives, but it also cost the state $200 million. In the aftermath of blame and recrimination, it quick
Film Details
Also Known As
Investigative Reports (03/14/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Examines one of the bloodiest riots in American penal history: the prison insurrection that broke out at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe on February 1, 1980. It not only cost 34 men their lives, but it also cost the state $200 million. In the aftermath of blame and recrimination, it quickly emerged that what had happened was no accident. As the riot investigators dug into the prison's past, they uncovered a system that made the carnage not only predictable but tragically inevitable.
Cast
Marc Orner
Bill Kurtis
Larry Flood
Benito Gonzalez
Leroy Vigil
Mark Colvin
Michael Colby
Gary Nelson
Larry Mendoza
Robert Guillen
Dwight Duran
Crew
Fraser Barber
Sound
Christopher Buchanan
Associate Producer
Ann Cattini
Unit Manager
Steve Cookman
Sound
Steve Dix
On-Line Editor
Burrell Durrant Hifle
Graphic Designer
Nicole Ewing
Producer
Laura Fleury
Producer
David Huizenga
Audio
Bill Kurtis
Executive Producer
Jim Latham
Editor
Brian Mcdairmant
Photography
Jane Moss
Production Manager
Rachel A Pass
Producer
Laurence Rees
Executive Producer
Jonathan Stamp
Producer
Jonathan Stamp
Writer
Alan Tully
Other
Matt Vogel
Production Manager
Keith S Whyte
Writer
Keith S Whyte
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Investigative Reports (03/14/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
