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Analyzing Incarceration in NM

1.31.25 – Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman and longtime civil rights attorney Peter Cubra consider whether bills intended to increase penalties and lengthen incarceration will actually deter crime. 

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 

Guests: 
Sam Bregman, District Attorney, Bernalillo County  
Peter Cubra, Coalition for a Safer Albuquerque, Attorney 

For More Information: 

First public safety bills pass through committee Tuesday evening – Source New Mexico 

New Mexico in Focus is on hiatus as our team gears up for coverage of the general election; we'll be back with all new journalism in October.