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Oct 16, 2025
People Incarcerated in Doña Ana County Jail Sue Over Violent Paramilitary Tactics and Inhumane Treatment
Six people who were held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC) filed a lawsuit today seeking to end the jail's practice of conducting violent, unwarranted paramilitary training operations on incarcerated people.
More Than a Yard Sign: Fighting for Free Speech in Tomé, New Mexico
When Rita Padilla-Gutiérrez posted anti-Trump signs in her yard, Valencia County threatened her with criminal prosecution at the urging of a pro-Trump county commissioner.
By Rita-Padilla Gutiérrez
Beyond the Concrete Box: Gujuan Fusilier’s Story
This blog is the third of a series based on interviews with three men currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico who are part of a class action lawsuit challenging the inhumane and unconstitutional conditions of New Mexico’s long-term solitary confinement unit.
By Lalita Moskowitz
Feb 27, 2025
Protecting Our Privacy Rights: New Mexico Must Act Now
Our right to privacy is eroding at an alarming rate, as privacy protections have not kept pace with the rapidly evolving surveillance technologies.
By Lena Weber
Feb 27, 2025
Behind Detention Walls: Why New Mexico Must Act
This summer, Colorado College students working with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and the ACLU of New Mexico sat down with people detained in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Otero County Processing Center.
By Rebecca Sheff
Feb 13, 2025
A Voice for the Voiceless
This poem was presented at End Mass Incarceration Day during the New Mexico Legislative Session by Adam Griego, who was formerly incarcerated, at the Roundhouse.
Feb 11, 2025
Loving Them Through Every Mistake
Hello community, my name is Kimberly Apodaca. I am a native New Mexican and a mother of a son who is currently incarcerated in the Department of Corrections, doing a 10-year sentence.
Jan 15, 2025
Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.
Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected.
Dec 26, 2024
Who is Pete Hegseth?
What to know about Trump’s secretary of defense nominee and his stance on civil liberties.
Nov 25, 2024
Watch our 2024 Annual Meeting
Did you miss our 2024 Annual Meeting? Watch the full meeting above. Our team gave an update of the work over the past year and then we looked ahead to the work to come in 2025 as a second Trump administration comes into office.
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