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ACLU-NM Commends BCSO on Improved Training Procedures for Hearing Impaired Persons

Settlement Agreement Secures More Training for Communication with Hearing Impaired Persons ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO)  to expand officer

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Civil Rights Suit Secures Essential Mental Health Care for Detainees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2010 CONTACT: Micah McCoy, (505) 266-5915 Ext. 1003 or [email protected] LAS CRUCES, NM – The ACLU of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) and Disability Rights New Mexico (DRNM) settled their lawsuit against the Doña Ana County Detention Center

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LCPD to Expand Training to Assist Persons with Mental Disabilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, July 14, 2009 CONTACT: Nancy Koenigsberg (505) 256-3100 of Disability Rights NM or Terri Beach (505)242-2228 for the City of Las Cruces LAS CRUCES—The Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) reached an agreement with civil rights groups to

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Civil Rights Groups Hail Appeals Court Decision Protecting the Rights of People with Mental Illness

FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2008 CONTACT: (505) 266-5915 ext. 1003 ALBUQUERQUE— Yesterday, the New Mexico Court of Appeals struck down a city ordinance, affirming an earlier ruling, that would have empowered the city of Albuquerque to forcibly medicate people

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Doña Ana County Jail over Poor Mental Health Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2007 CONTACTS: Whitney Potter, ACLU of New Mexico (505) 266 5915 ext. 1003, Cell (505) 507 9898 or Nancy Koenigsberg, P&A (505) 256-3100 LAS CRUCES, NM—Civil rights groups sued the Dona Ana County Detention Center

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