/tags/new-mexico-corrections-department New Mexico Corrections Department en-US Copyright Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:37:50 GMT /local-news/2024-03-08/incarcerated-people-are-one-step-closer-to-access-of-an-opioid-use-disorder-medication 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. Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:37:50 GMT /local-news/2024-03-08/incarcerated-people-are-one-step-closer-to-access-of-an-opioid-use-disorder-medication Megan Myscofski /local-news/2023-05-25/santa-fe-nonprofit-brings-yoga-meditation-and-mindfulness-into-nm-womens-prison The Santa Fe Community Yoga Center has partnered with the New Mexico Corrections Department to offer a course in yoga, meditation and mindfulness at the women’s facility in Springer. The class aims to help keep participants out of prison once they’re released, but is also helping them cope with stresses behind the walls in the meantime. Thu, 25 May 2023 17:59:19 GMT /local-news/2023-05-25/santa-fe-nonprofit-brings-yoga-meditation-and-mindfulness-into-nm-womens-prison Nash Jones /local-news/2023-04-10/addiction-treatment-to-be-required-in-nm-prisons People in New Mexico state prisons are unable to access medication for addiction treatment unless they’re pregnant— even if they had been on medication before being incarcerated or were transferred from a handful of county jails that provide it. A new state law is going to change that. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:22:08 GMT /local-news/2023-04-10/addiction-treatment-to-be-required-in-nm-prisons Nash Jones /public-health-new-mexico/2020-07-24/n-m-corrections-department-aims-to-slightly-reduce-prison-populations Correction, 8/13: The original headline for this story read: "N.M. Corrections Department Expected To Release 300 Prisoners By The End Of July." An NMCD… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:55:54 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2020-07-24/n-m-corrections-department-aims-to-slightly-reduce-prison-populations Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2020-04-30/n-m-released-29-from-state-prisons-and-tested-just-8-prison-inmates Inmates across the country fear for their lives as the coronavirus sweeps through overpopulated jails and prisons. People incarcerated in New Mexico say… Fri, 01 May 2020 03:01:50 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2020-04-30/n-m-released-29-from-state-prisons-and-tested-just-8-prison-inmates Hannah Colton /local-news/2019-03-25/limits-on-solitary-confinement-head-to-the-governor State lawmakers just passed restrictions on solitary confinement, the first of their kind in the state. If Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs them into… Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:12:00 GMT /local-news/2019-03-25/limits-on-solitary-confinement-head-to-the-governor Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-03-01/lawmakers-could-create-a-window-into-ice-detention-facilities-in-n-m Nationally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement held 42,000 people in custody on average on any given day last year. People leaving ICE detention often… Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:10:48 GMT /local-news/2019-03-01/lawmakers-could-create-a-window-into-ice-detention-facilities-in-n-m Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-12-20/audit-points-to-medical-mistakes-in-n-m-prisons When people are behind bars, the government is responsible for their health care. That’s in the U.S. Constitution. Anything less is considered cruel and… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:57:02 GMT /local-news/2018-12-20/audit-points-to-medical-mistakes-in-n-m-prisons Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-07/lack-of-treatment-options-keeps-people-behind-bars For hundreds of people in New Mexico, getting out of jail or prison hinges on whether there’s a bed in a halfway house, a slot in a treatment program or… Thu, 07 May 2015 21:04:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-07/lack-of-treatment-options-keeps-people-behind-bars Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-02-23/lawmakers-to-consider-limiting-solitary-confinement The use of solitary confinement on mentally ill inmates sparked expensive lawsuits in New Mexico in the last couple of years. Doña Ana County paid Stephen… Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:44:15 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-02-23/lawmakers-to-consider-limiting-solitary-confinement Marisa Demarco