Proposal in upcoming session would reduce time a person can be in solitary, fix gaps in reporting practice and expand restrictions on use of the practice.
In 2021, Rep. Lara Micaela Cadena was among several lawmakers who sponsored a bill that would have created an official position to oversee the Corrections Department. It didn't pass but Cadena told lawmakers Wednesday she plans to introduce an updated version in January.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, has marked a record number of police shootings this year at 17, after cops fatally shot a man who charged at officers with a knife.
In the wake of a video related of brutal beating while guards just stood by at the Central New Mexico Corrections Facility in Los Lunas, lawmakers are considering new reform measures.