
Probation and Parole Reform
Probation and parole were designed to be an alternative to incarceration and as a conditional release after incarceration, but these systems have become a series of traps that lock people back up.
The New Mexico legislature is just one of the ways that we advance civil liberties in our state, and we spend a significant amount of time engaging in the legislative process each year.
We aim to support bills that strengthen our rights guaranteed under the Constitution and defeat bills that threaten them. See below for the legislation we're supporting this year.
Probation and parole were designed to be an alternative to incarceration and as a conditional release after incarceration, but these systems have become a series of traps that lock people back up.
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