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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
Dan Foley, former New Mexico house minority whip
Andy Lyman, reporter with NM Political Report
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com

New Mexico in Focus is on hiatus as our team gears up for coverage of the general election; we'll be back with all new journalism in October.