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Petition Calls for More Prisoner Releases in COVID-19 Battle | The Line

Black-and-white image of a security camera looking down, with a fence and barbed wire in front of it.

April 17, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel look at the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, and debate the call for early release of some non-violent prisoners.   Host:Gene Grant  Line Panelists:Julie Ann Grimm, Editor, Santa Fe Reporter  Serge Martinez, Professor, UNM School of Law  For More Information:Petition Seeks Release of New Mexico…

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The Line: Private Prisons In New Mexico

NMiF: private prisons

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…

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