Posts Tagged ‘justice system’
The Line: Private Prisons In New Mexico
August 26, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that it will end contracts with private prisons. What does that mean for New Mexico? Host Gene Grant leads a discussion about the prisons announcement and efforts to reform the bail process with this week’s Line opinion panelists. Line Panelists: Merritt Allen, Vox Optima…
Read MoreACLU-NM Director On Proposal To Reinstate Death Penalty
August 19, 2016 – Governor Susana Martinez announced this week that she will push to reinstate the death penalty for some cases in next year’s 60-day legislative session. New Mexico lawmakers approved legislation to end the death penalty in 2009 and former Governor Bill Richardson signed it in to law. According to the Albuquerque Journal,…
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