Disability Rights New Mexico

Incarcerated people in the state’s custody are a step closer to being able to receive a medication for opioid use disorder. That’s because of a recent settlement in federal court.The settlement will require the state to provide access to the prescription medication to people already taking it before entering prison.

Homelessness in older adults is increasing at a fast clip across the country.In Albuquerque, much of that population is in one place: the city’s main shelter on the Westside. That facility, however, is not set up to care for older folks or people with disabilities.

An oversight group recently performed an investigation into the Westside Emergency Housing Center, a homeless shelter 18 miles from downtown Albuquerque. The group’s findings and recommendations give insight to the shelter, its capacities, and its limits.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often get individualized support in order to hold a job. Many work for regular pay, but a nearly…

More than three years after the health care expansion, 43 percent of New Mexico’s total population is signed up for Medicaid. But budgets are tight, and…

Three groups called for homeless people and people with mental illnesses to be represented in the process to reform the Albuquerque Police Department.…

The hole. That’s what they call it on television. It’s the mind-shattering pit fictional prisoners will do anything to avoid.In real life, human rights…