Constitutional Rights Are Not the Enemy of Public Safety
It was a waking nightmare for Joy Morales. For 49 days, she languished behind bars in two separate states for a crime she didn’t commit.
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The Toxic Cocktail of White Fear and Police Power
As teenage brothers Thomas and Lloyd descended a staircase with fellow prospective students of Colorado State University, the excitement of visiting their dream school quickly unraveled.
Supporter Spotlight: Diane Sewell McCash
Originally published in the spring 2018 Torch
"If you want to be heard, you have to say something.”
Diane’s words are cutting in their sharp simplicity. She speaks like a woman who’s always known the power of her own voice, but she’s only just begun to use it.
From the Desk of Executive Director Peter Simonson
The path to making America great again is not paved with cruelty, arrogance, and selfishness. It is lit by the same values that draw immigrants to our shores: freedom, fairness, and justice.
2018 Legislative Session Overview
As expected, the 2018 New Mexico legislative session kicked off with a fear-mongering speech by Governor Susana Martinez calling for a slew of hyperpunitive sentencing laws to address the spike in crime that many New Mexico communities are experiencing.
ACLU Agreement With City Gives Hope to Albuquerque Panhandlers
A recent agreement reached by the ACLU and the City of Albuquerque offers some relief and hope for Albuquerque residents who depend on panhandling to get by, but who live in fear of being cited, cuffed, and even jailed.
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