Posts Tagged ‘justice system’
ACLU-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,…
Read MoreThe Line: MDC Video Shows Use Of Force On Inmate
August 19, 2016 – A video of an incident inside the Metropolitan Detention Center was released the the public after the Albuquerque Journal received it in a public records request – ‘Twist her wrist until she shuts up’ Host Gene Grant leads a discussion about the video and treatment of inmates in jails and prisons…
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