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Court Orders Bernalillo County to Remedy the Problems with Medical Care at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). On September 27, 2021, attorneys representing people incarcerated at the Bernalillo Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in the McClendon class action...
When someone tries to rent a house or an apartment in New Mexico, any number of issues might arise to delay or prevent the transaction. For instance, many landlords conduct a tenant background check before signing a lease agreement. Financial issues may also come into...
In New Mexico and throughout the country, there are stringent rules regarding when police may shoot at criminal suspects. Such rules are designed to keep citizens, as well as police officers, safe. A police officer may not use excessive force against a person, which...
Each year, thousands of police abuse and rights violations are reported in the United States. If you were falsely arrested or otherwise had your civil rights violated in New Mexico, there are ways to report the abuse you experienced. Knowing the proper procedure for...
Forensic evidence, including fingerprints and ballistics analysis, is prominently used in many criminal prosecutions in New Mexico and around the country. While fingerprint and ballistics analysts are commonly allowed to testify as experts in criminal cases with few...
Have you been incarcerated in NMCD and released on parole in the last year? On February 14, 2020, in the prison class action lawsuit, Duran v. Grisham, 77-cv-721, the Court approved a settlement agreement that states, in part: “With respect to any parolee who is a...