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Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 9, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 9, 1971, prisoners seized control of the ...

A riot in a prison in southern Ecuador has killed at least 31 inmates, according to prison authorities. In a statement released on Sunday, Ecuador’s SNAI prison authority said 27 of those found dead ...

In February 1980, a prison riot at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, south of Santa Fe, left 33 inmates dead and more than 200 injured. No correctional staff were killed, but officers were assaulted and ...