When prisoners in an overcrowded Penitentiary in New Mexico decide to overthrow the prison guards it doesn’t take more than 25 minutes to gain control of the entire correctional institute. With 12 correctional officers taken hostage by the prisoners, state officials, law enforcement and the national guard work together to regain control and save lives.
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