The Devil’s Butcher Shop is the best-selling non-fiction book on the 1980 New Mexico prison riot by investigative journalist, political historian, and former White House advisor, Roger Morris.
 

Morris explores the corruption, brutality and incompetence that characterise the riot, its causes, and shocking aftermath in meticulous detail. Critically acclaimed as a masterpiece of investigative writing, it has stayed in print for nearly 40 years.

 

GameTheory is developing the The Devil's Butcher Shop as both a docuseries and limited drama series.