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Old 03-29-2018, 06:56 PM
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In 1971 I was living in Rochester, New York when the Attica prison riot occurred. Although I never felt threatened I thought it was a very messy and brutal situation. Attica Prison riot - Wikipedia

Then I was living about 30 miles outside Santa Fe, NM when that terrible prison riot broke out in 1980. Friends of mine live in a neighborhood nearby and I thought it really affected them. New Mexico State Penitentiary riot - Wikipedia

That prison has had a few inmates escape over the years and the nearby neighborhoods get notified when it happens. I vividly remember this time in 1987 as I was at my friends' house. 2 KILLERS AND 5 OTHERS ESCAPE FROM NEW MEXICO PRISON - The New York Times
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