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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
Sep 26, 2017
Frontline Pharmacy
The ACLU’s Fight to Protect Reproductive Rights Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Sep 26, 2017
Robby Heckman: Using Archaeology to Fight for Police Reform
Robby Heckman, like many ACLU volunteers, experienced something in his personal life that shook him to the core and drove him to action.
By Paul Haidle
Sep 26, 2017
How One Survivor Is Helping To Heal Society’s Wounds
We must put an end to the domestic violence crises that deprives victims of their fundamental ability to live with dignity, but the solutions currently in place are not working.Tanya Romero of Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families talks about how we can make lasting transformative change.
By Katie Hoeppner
Sep 26, 2017
Lives in the Balance
Trump’s Deportation Machine Sets Its Sights on New Mexico
By Katie Hoeppner
Sep 22, 2017
Photo Essay: Changing the conversation around incarceration through art
We partnered with local artist Eric Martinez and Warehouse 508 to bring renowned muralist Emanuel Martinez to Albuquerque to paint in 508 Mural Fest. Both formerly-incarcerated artists collaborate on a mural that seeks to reduce the negative stigma around incarceration and inspire hope for change .
Aug 21, 2017
Queer Rights are Under Attack
The current Administration is so scared of Queer folks like me that they’re ready to strip our rights and set us back fifty years.
Aug 10, 2017
Spotlight: Maryam Chudnoff is Ready to Fight Back Against Anti-Muslim Harassment
"My great grandmother came via Russia in 1902 and all of the family that stayed there, that didn’t leave, is dead. Why? Because of this kind of us and them separation that grows and grows and grows and that separation becomes hate, becomes fear, becomes ‘they are less than us...'"
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