News & Commentary
Kesley’s Legacy: Why No Detention is Safe
After three long years of litigation, the private prison company CoreCivic paid a settlement to the wrongful death estate of Kesley Vial, a 23-year-old Brazilian asylum seeker who died by suicide while in ICE custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) in Estancia, New Mexico, in August of 2022.
Aug 19, 2018
Cruelty Without Boundary: Inside the Family Separation Crisis
"The agents didn’t say anything about where they were going to take my son,” said Samuel*, from behind a glass partition. “They just took him away. And then they told me I was going to jail. I’ve never been to jail. This has never happened before.”
By Kristin Greer Love
Aug 16, 2018
Open to the Public Still Means Open to All
An Interview with ACLU-NM Attorney Erin Armstrong on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado
Aug 09, 2018
Paul Haidle on Smart Justice
"I believe that there can be no reconciliation without admitting hard truths about the roots of our criminal justice system..."
Jul 17, 2018
A Chance For Change: Ideas for criminal justice reform in New Mexico are stewing this summer ahead of next year's legislative session
Nine years after his release from prison, Barron Jones has become a leading advocate for criminal justice reform in New Mexico.
May 16, 2018
Constitutional Rights Are Not the Enemy of Public Safety
It was a waking nightmare for Joy Morales. For 49 days, she languished behind bars in two separate states for a crime she didn’t commit. She could easily prove it wasn’t her, but no one would listen.
By Katie Hoeppner
May 10, 2018
The Toxic Cocktail of White Fear and Police Power
As teenage brothers Thomas and Lloyd descended a staircase with fellow prospective students of Colorado State University, the excitement of visiting their dream school quickly unraveled.
By Katie Hoeppner
Mar 28, 2018
Supporter Spotlight: Diane Sewell McCash
Originally published in the spring 2018 Torch
By Katie Hoeppner
Mar 28, 2018
From the Desk of Executive Director Peter Simonson
The path to making America great again is not paved with cruelty, arrogance, and selfishness. It is lit by the same values that draw immigrants to our shores: freedom, fairness, and justice.
By Peter Simonson
Mar 28, 2018
2018 Legislative Session Overview
As expected, the 2018 New Mexico legislative session kicked off with a fear-mongering speech by Governor Susana Martinez calling for a slew of hyperpunitive sentencing laws to address the spike in crime that many New Mexico communities are experiencing.
By Steven Robert Allen
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