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Jun 10, 2014

New Mexico Has Little-Known For-Profit Prison for Immigrants; ACLU Investigation of Such Prisons Reveals Abuse, Inhumane Conditions

Report Shows Federal Bureau of Prisons Incentivizes Mistreatment, Shields Immigrant Prisons from Scrutiny

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The Cibola...

Report Shows Federal Bureau of Prisons Incentivizes Mistreatment, Shields Immigrant Prisons from Scrutiny

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The Cibola...

Jun 9, 2014

“APD Forward” Campaign to Reform Albuquerque Police Department Launched

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, Albuquerque community leaders and a broad spectrum of New Mexico-based organizations announced the launch of the APD Forward campaign, a...

Jun 2, 2014

Customs and Border Protection Releases Deadly Force Report and Revised Use of Force Policies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 30, 2014
CONTACT: Rachel Nusbaum, 202-417-7547, [email protected]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

May 9, 2014

ACLU of New Mexico Applauds APD Policy Standardizing Firearms

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) hailed the Albuquerque Police Department’s (APD) decision to standardize officer equipment, no...

Apr 29, 2014

Know Your Rights Trainings for Transgender New Mexicans

Southwest Women's Law Center has teamed up with the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, the ACLU LGBT Project, and the ACLU of New Mexico to present Know Your Rights Trainings for transgender and...

Apr 28, 2014

Winners of ACLU’s “My Big Gay (Il)Legal Wedding” Contest to Wed in New Mexico

Texan couple to fly helicopter into New Mexico for dream wedding

On Tuesday, April 29^th...

Texan couple to fly helicopter into New Mexico for dream wedding

On Tuesday, April 29^th...