corrections

Last week we wrote about the bleak financial picture for New Mexico come January — a possible $1 billion shortfall, and many tough, tough decisions still to come. Well, the Land of Enchantment isn’t the only state to face a world of hurt when state lawmakers convene next year to cobble together a budget for [...]

Earlier this year New Mexico state lawmakers trimmed what the state spends on corrections, as well as a lot of other places in the budget, as a result of the sluggish economy.

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is suing a privately-run prison in Clayton for imposing cruel and unusual punishment, charging that in December, 2008, prison guards kept seven nude or semi-nude prisoners locked in a cold shower room for hours after a prison lockdown ended.