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NM Supreme Court Rules on Inmate, Staff Testing at State Prisons

Close-up of hoops of barbed wire in front of a jail.

May 8, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues with her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities.  Jeff Proctor is a criminal justice reporter for New Mexico In Depth and contributing editor for the Santa Fe Reporter. He’s been tracking how some 6,600 inmates in New Mexico prisons are…

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Primary Voting in New Mexico During Pandemic

"I VOTED" stickers next to a sign reading "VOTING DAY".

May 8, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs tackles the issue of voting during the pandemic with Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver. This week, county clerks began sending out applications for mail-in absentee ballots as they prepare for the June 2 primary. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last month that ballots had to…

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