Behind Bars

March. 14,2001

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Prison Prison Riot

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Documentary about the 1980 New Mexico State Penitentiary Riots in which 33 inmates were killed.

Bill Paterson as Narrator

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