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In 2021, Rep. Lara Micaela Cadena was among several lawmakers who sponsored a bill that would have created an official position to oversee the Corrections Department. It didn't pass but Cadena told lawmakers Wednesday she plans to introduce an updated version in January.
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Since February this year, people in prison in New Mexico have not been able to receive physical mail. Correspondents must write to an address in Florida, and inmates receive scanned versions of most letters, after processing by a private company.
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In discussion of the effectiveness of existing measures, speakers raised serious concerns about implementation.
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State lawmakers discussed parallel efforts to make the criminal justice system fairer and combat rising rates of violent crime
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Horrifying and fatal cases of child abuse and neglect are pervasive in New Mexico. People here are asking the question: How do we stop this? Nationally,…