Posts Tagged ‘inmates’
The Line: Private Prisons In New Mexico
September 8, 2017 – Journalist Jeff Proctor reported recently for New Mexico in Depth that New Mexico has the highest percentage of inmates in private prisons in the United States: Analysis: NM still tops in nation for reliance on private prisons Host Gene Grant and this week’s Line opinion panelists debate issues around the use…
Read MoreWhen should life in prison truly mean life?
March 31, 2017 – The New Mexico Parole Board has released just 7 percent of prison inmates sentenced to 30 years to life for capital crimes. That’s an alarmingly low rate compared to other states, and it seems to buck a state law passed in 1980 that says inmates are entitled to a fair hearing…
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