Criminal Justice

A state police officer shot and killed Rodney Applewhite on a barren road south of Albuquerque. A week later, his shattered family still has no information about why, and how, his life ended.

Teens who’ve been incarcerated need help to change their lives. The Adobe Program gives them the tools.

Taos County jail accused of abuse and dysfunction

Private prison operator CoreCivic is accused of ignoring a COVID-19 outbreak, putting inmates and the community at risk.

Housing shortage kept cash-poor parolees behind bars

Imprisoned migrants seeking better prison conditions describe an attack by pepper-spraying guards

As coronavirus swept through a halfway house, state officials reported nothing

Opposition to stay-at-home orders is the latest example of a history of powerful sheriffs, a history that stretches back to the end of slavery and the settling of the frontier. 

Access to soap is a vital concern for inmates during the COVID-19 outbreak

Social distancing, recommended to limit the spread of COVID-19, is not an option in ICE detention facilities