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A New Phase in Civil Liberties Advocacy: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
For decades, the ACLU of New Mexico has worked alongside communities to defend civil liberties and expand the promise of the constitution. Today, with fundamental freedoms under intensifying attack and the stakes for our democracy higher than ever, that work has never been more urgent.
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Oct 10, 2023
Inhumane Prison Conditions are Illegal and Hurt Us All
As a country, we disproportionately incarcerate individuals with serious mental illnesses, but our carceral system does little to nothing to address their needs.
By Lalita Moskowitz
Jul 06, 2023
There's a Humanitarian Crisis at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
I’m speaking up about the horrible things I have witnessed here to try and save women’s lives.
Mar 13, 2023
Three Years Later, COVID-19 is Still a Threat to People Who Are Incarcerated
Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster.
Sep 21, 2022
Newly Released Video Show NMCD Guards Looking on as Person in Custody Is Assaulted
Surveillance video from the Central New Mexico Corrections Facility in Los Lunas show guards standing by as an incarcerated man is brutally attacked, raising troubling concerns about the well-being of people in the custody of the New Mexico Corrections Department.
By Barron Jones
Jul 15, 2022
The Inhumane Conditions at MDC Are A Result of Over-Incarceration
Time and time again, we have watched and read news reports that provide a glimpse into the deplorable conditions behind the walls of MDC. A stubborn reliance on mass-incarceration is the reason why.
By Barron Jones, Lalita Moskowitz
Feb 01, 2022
Second Chance Bill: What it does, why it’s important, and how you can help
ACLU of New Mexico Staff Attorney Denali Wilson talks about the need for the Second Chance Bill in New Mexico.
Dec 30, 2021
Lessons Learned: COVID-19 and Incarceration in New Mexico
It’s been one year and eight months since, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACLU of New Mexico first sounded the alarm of an impending humanitarian crisis for incarcerated people in the state.
By Katie Hoeppner, Lalita Moskowitz
Dec 22, 2021
Shannon wants a second chance for her brother
Shannon’s brother was sentenced to 30 years to life when he was just 16 years old for his involvement in the killing of their grandparents. For many years, Shannon refused to speak to her brother or his former friends, but now she is an advocate for second chances. Shannon wants to see legislation passed in New Mexico to give people sentenced as children who have grown and changed a chance to petition for early release.
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