Crisis intervention by civilians seen as way to protect the vulnerable from interactions with armed police
Criminal Justice
Posted inCriminal Justice
Law and disorder
New Mexico town struggles with corruption, turmoil in law enforcement
Posted inImmigration
‘Inhumane’ New Mexico facility will resume locking up migrants
Despite the federal government’s own warning, the federal government plans to lock up more migrants in an ‘egregious’ facility.
Posted inImmigration
Immigration invoice
The feds are paying millions to detain migrants in an ‘inhumane’ facility that leaks when it rains and ‘smells like feces’
Posted inCriminal Justice
Sticker shock
It’s been one year since New Mexico took control of two private prisons, a shift that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Was the move worth it?
Posted inCriminal Justice
Will jail oversight be dimmed?
A proposal to alter the civilian oversight board that guides the Metropolitan Detention Center, New Mexico’s largest jail, is a tough sell for reform advocates.
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Hot pursuit
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, Border Patrol agents use high-speed chases to catch suspects. Migrants, U.S. citizens and random bystanders have all died during these pursuits.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
A new chapter for Dorris Hamilton
Guardianship took away Hamilton’s freedoms. Her son is getting them back.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Featured
‘I wish one day there wouldn’t be no drugs here’
Addiction, resilience and hope in Chimayó.