Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A criminal justice advocacy group praised the New Mexico governor's enactment of a new law it called a “smart on crime initiative” ...

Certain sex offenders in New Mexico would be required to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole, according to a bill being proposed by state lawmakers. Reps. John Block of ...

New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law Friday that prohibits sentencing juvenile offenders to life in prison without eligibility for parole. Under SB64, the No Life ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled on Monday that sex offenders in New Mexico are not automatically off the hook if the parole board misses deadlines for parole hearings. Two sex ...

I am a former chair of the New Mexico Parole Board. Although it’s been a while since I served, the experience still haunts me. Let me explain how the system works. In New Mexico, people convicted of ...