In more than 350 police shootings across New Mexico in the last decade, only two officers were charged with a crime. Why?
Criminal Justice
Posted inCriminal Justice
At New Mexico’s biggest jail for children, toilets and staff are lacking — but strip searches are common.
The décor inside the Bernalillo County Youth Services Center (YSC) is more in line with the children’s wing of your local library than a jail built for kids. The walls and furniture are painted in bright colors and classrooms line a hallway just a short walk from a common room filled with therapeutic rocking chairs. […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Behind Farmington’s mass shooting
In New Mexico’s remote Four Corners region, a small town grapples with its violent past — and tragedies of the present
Posted inMental Health
A deadly cry for help
Albuquerque police fatally shot unarmed Collin Neztsosie, who had called 911 during a mental health crisis. Did it have to happen?
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Homeless Shelters Aren’t Equipped to Deal With New Mexico’s Most Troubled Foster Kids. Police See It for Themselves.
New Mexico’s Attorney General describes a proposed new office dedicated to protecting children and their rights
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
A new mission for Raúl Torrez
New Mexico’s Attorney General describes a proposed new office dedicated to protecting children and their rights
Posted inCriminal Justice
Calling in crisis
Crisis intervention by civilians seen as way to protect the vulnerable from interactions with armed police
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’
