New Mexico

Understaffing at N.M. detention center leads to state of emergency

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At more than half vacant, Metropolitan Detention Center's situation appears particularly dire

Video: N.M. inmate fakes heart attack, steals transport van in escape bid

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The inmate attacked a deputy when he pulled over to check on his condition, video footage reveals

What I learned about catching contraband in jail mail

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Smiths Detection

A former jail administrator recounts lessons learned from a contraband crackdown – in particular, why screening the mail is so important

N.M. inmates now receive only photocopied mail

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Inmates also no longer receive packages, magazines, personal checks or cash

N.M. inmate gets 12 years for stabbing CO in neck

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The officer had three puncture wounds on the left side of his neck with a three-inch-long laceration near his left ear

Attorneys say N.M. jail could not find inmates for hearings, meetings

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The agency is struggling to come back online after a ransomware attack earlier this month

Escaped N.M. inmate still on run after shooting police officer

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The U.S. Marshals Service has doubled the reward to $10K for information leading to his arrest

Cyberattack leads to N.M. jail lockdown, settlement violations

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The Metropolitan Detention Center has been unable to access its cameras since last week's attack

N.M. prison workers union votes 'no confidence' in secretary over job conditions

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"The Department of Corrections believes there isn't a staffing crisis and the union believes there is," said union director Connie Derr

NM lawmakers mull ditching private prisons

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The priorities of private corrections companies — to make money housing inmates — don’t match the state’s, Rep. Bill McCamley said

Ex-inmate finds no evidence officials poisoned prisoners, sold organs

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Former inmate Samuel P. Chavez failed to find evidence at Old Main penitentiary that would prove officials poisoned inmates years ago and sold their organs and blood

NM DOC to shuffle prisoners, consolidate sex offenders

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Crowding at the state’s only prison for women is the reason behind the changes

Corrections secretary warns of dangers from NM correctional officer shortage

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Secretary Gregg Marcantel told the Legislative Finance Committee that vacancy rates for corrections officers at three state prisons are running more than 40 percent

NM jail workers on leave after using tear gas, TASER to subdue inmate

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Several jail employees, including four supervisors, have been put on paid leave while Bernalillo County authorities investigate the use of tear gas and a Taser to restrain an inmate