Monthly Archives: July 2026

TIMELINE: Crime Date(s): Various incidents throughout the 1990s and 2000s Sentencing Date: Multiple dates, with significant cases in 2006 Current Status: Ongoing monitoring and prosecutions FACILITY: Name: Pelican Bay State Prison State: California Security Level: Supermax In the remote northwestern corner of California, Pelican Bay State Prison stands as a fortress of containment and control. […]

In the annals of American prison history, few events cast a shadow as dark as the New Mexico Prison Riot of 1980.