Direct all press inquiries to:
Davida Gallegos, Senior Communications Strategist
Phone: 505-266-5915 x1003
E-Mail: dgallegos@aclu-nm.org
SANTA FE, NM—The New Mexico House of Representatives passed SB 64 No Life Sentence for Juveniles today in the early hours of the morning. With the governor’s signature, New Mexico would join 26 states and Washington D.C. in banning life without parole as a sentencing option for children.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) and the Fine Law Firm filed a motion today asking a court to hold San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) liable for failing to provide Larry Williams, a beloved family member and Navajo elder, with a certified Navajo interpreter.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released last week a troubling audit report indicating severe lack of compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) at the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia.
Today the ACLU-NM and law firm Hall Monagle Huffman & Wallace, LLC filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of their client, Nickolas Milligan, who was brutally attacked while in custody at CNMCF in Los Lunas, NM.
Today, the House Health & Human Services Committee passed House Bill 7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act on a 7 to 3 party line vote.
Advocate groups and lawmakers, including State Senator Linda Lopez and Representative Linda Serrato, are calling for the protection and expansion of reproductive freedom in New Mexico, including abortion care, ahead of the 2023 Legislative Session.