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ACLU of New Mexico Communications Team
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ACLU Sues New Mexico Corrections Department and Western New Mexico Correctional Facility for Fostering an Environment Rife with Sexual Abuse

The of New Mexico filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court against The New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) and Western New Mexico Correctional Facility (WNMCF) on behalf of an incarcerated woman who was sexually abused repeatedly by two correctional officers at WNMCF.
Issue Areas: Corrections Reform

ACLU Notifies New Mexico Detention Facilities of Inmates’ Religious Liberties During Ramadan

Letters sent to NM state prisons and ICE facilities in response to growing numbers of discrimination complaints
Issue Areas: Corrections Reform