NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration has allocated $24.8 million to hire more correctional officers in the state. The money will be used to fund 189 new ...

The New Mexico Immigrant Law Center has called for a probe into alleged medical neglect at the detention facility in Milan.

The New Mexico Prison and Jail Project has filed a lawsuit against the state Corrections Department on behalf of an inmate who alleges he was raped by his cellmate for five hours in 2022, when he was ...

After several years of declining, New Mexico's rate of inmates who end up back in prison after being released has climbed ...

According to the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD), the operation included recovering illegal narcotics and getting a loaded handgun out of a wanted felon’s possession. The operation took ...

Alex Zapata, 27, was mistakenly released six weeks ago. He is considered armed and dangerous ...