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New Mexico’s attorney general on Friday directed special prosecutors at the state to take over two cases from the embattled McKinley County District Attorney Bernadine Martin.

The primary race for Albuquerque’s top prosecutor job is the most expensive in the state so far, between incumbent Sam Bregman and challenger Damon Martinez. But a gap in disclosure laws means voters have less information about one candidate’s finances and potential conflicts than the other’s.

New Mexico’s criminal justice system gets clogged. The courts, the public prosecutors and defenders, they’ve all said they don’t have enough money or…

Who should investigate or prosecute controversial police use of force and shootings? That’s a problem that comes up in law enforcement departments…

Last fall, a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict for the two former Albuquerque Police Department Officers facing murder charges for shooting and…

New Mexico has the highest rate of untested sexual assault evidence kits per capita in the nation. We’ve talked to advocates, a nurse and law enforcement…

Two Albuquerque police officers were charged with second-degree murder for an on-the-job shooting for the first time in at least half a century. They were…

How quickly criminal cases work their way through the system has a big impact on defendants’ lives. And it’s been a little over a year since the state…

Substance abuse treatment is not available for everyone who needs it in New Mexico, and this shortage is at the root of some tragic altercations with…