bail reform /tags/bail-reform bail reform en-US Copyright Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:02:08 GMT NM Chief Justice touts pretrial detention reforms and cooperation among government branches /local-news/2025-01-23/nm-chief-justice-touts-pretrial-detention-reforms-and-cooperation-among-government-branches In his State of the Judiciary address before the Legislature Thursday, New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson touted recent reforms to pretrial detention and called for continued collaboration among the three branches of government. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:02:08 GMT /local-news/2025-01-23/nm-chief-justice-touts-pretrial-detention-reforms-and-cooperation-among-government-branches Nash Jones Automatically holding people accused of consecutive felonies may have minimal impact /local-news/2024-03-05/automatically-holding-people-accused-of-consecutive-felonies-may-have-minimal-impact Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill Monday that amends state law dealing with detaining defendants before they’re given a fair trial. It requires that courts jail people accused of committing a second felony while awaiting trial for a first until a hearing is held to review their conditions of release. The governor and bill sponsor Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto (D-Bernalillo) touted the measure at its signing as a major win for public safety, but it may have little impact. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:19:45 GMT /local-news/2024-03-05/automatically-holding-people-accused-of-consecutive-felonies-may-have-minimal-impact Nash Jones Your Turn, New Mexico: Solutions For Violent Crime /local-news/2021-09-21/your-turn-new-mexico-solutions-for-violent-crime Our most recent episode of Let's Talk New Mexico on Sept. 16 focused on our state's recent uptick in violent crime. And, unsurprisingly for a topic that’s… Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:48:07 GMT /local-news/2021-09-21/your-turn-new-mexico-solutions-for-violent-crime Ty Bannerman Bondsman Reacts To DOJ’s Take On Bail /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-22/bondsman-reacts-to-dojs-take-on-bail The U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing last week that it’s unconstitutional to keep people behind bars just because they can’t afford to… Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:39:36 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-22/bondsman-reacts-to-dojs-take-on-bail Marisa Demarco Is Our Criminal Justice System Making New Mexico Safer? /local-news/2016-04-01/is-our-criminal-justice-system-making-new-mexico-safer 91°µÍø Call In Show 4/7 8a: The level of crime in our cities makes many New Mexicans feel unsafe. And disturbing violent crimes have dominated our attention… Sat, 02 Apr 2016 00:53:10 GMT /local-news/2016-04-01/is-our-criminal-justice-system-making-new-mexico-safer ACLU Pulls Support From Bail Reform Measure /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-15/aclu-pulls-support-from-bail-reform-measure UPDATED 2/16 7a:Several groups that were in favor of a bail reform measure are yanking their support after a House committee amended it Monday, Feb. 15.… Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:48:04 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-15/aclu-pulls-support-from-bail-reform-measure Marisa Demarco