168 sections in this chapter.
NMSA 1978, § 33-13-3 Inmate forestry work camp program; purpose; limitation
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A. The department and the forestry division shall jointly establish the "inmate forestry work camp program" to provide inmate labor for natural resource work planned by the forestry division. The purpose of the program is to use minimum security male and female inmates to work on…
NMSA 1978, § 33-13-4 Inmate eligibility
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The department shall screen and classify applicants for the program. To be eligible, an applicant must meet all of the standards provided in Section 33-2-44 NMSA 1978 and not be serving a sentence for first or second degree murder. History: Laws 1998, ch. 57, § 4.
NMSA 1978, § 33-13-5 Work camps
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The department may establish work camps as needed for the custody of inmates participating in the program. History: Laws 1998, ch. 57, § 5.
NMSA 1978, § 33-13-6 Inmates not employees
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An inmate participating in the program shall not be considered an employee of the state or of any other person deriving benefits from inmate services pursuant to the program. An inmate participating in the program shall not be covered by the provisions of the Workers' Compensatio…
NMSA 1978, § 33-13-7 Forestry division; interagency cooperation; program
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participation. The forestry division shall cooperate with the department in the development and implementation of the program and shall: A. plan and develop natural resource projects and provide technical direction and supervision for activities carried out by inmates participati…
NMSA 1978, § 33-13-8 Inmate forestry work camp fund
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The "inmate forestry work camp fund" is created in the state treasury. All money received by the department or the forestry division from public land management agencies for work performed by inmates in the program shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund shall not rever…
NMSA 1978, § 33-14-1 Contract to provide inmates with access to
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telecommunications services in a correctional facility or jail; conditions. A. A contract to provide inmates with access to telecommunications services in a correctional facility or jail shall be negotiated and awarded to an entity that meets the correctional facility's or jail's…
NMSA 1978, § 33-15-1 Short title
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This act [33-15-1 to 33-15-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act". History: Laws 2001, ch. 169, § 1.
NMSA 1978, § 33-15-2 Definitions
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As used in the Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act: A. "out-of-state inmate" means a person incarcerated in a privately operated correctional facility within this state who is being incarcerated on behalf of a state other than New Mexico or a governmental ent…
NMSA 1978, § 33-15-3 Incarceration of out-of-state inmates in privately operated
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correctional facilities; minimum standards; secretary's authority to adopt rules. A. A privately operated correctional facility shall have statutory authority, other than this section, in order to operate or house inmates. In addition to satisfying requirements set forth in a sta…
NMSA 1978, § 33-15-4 Classification review of out-of-state inmates in privately
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operated correctional facilities; assessing a fee. A. An out-of-state inmate shall not be incarcerated in a privately operated correctional facility in New Mexico unless the privately operated correctional facility is designed to meet or exceed the appropriate classification leve…
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-1 Short title
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This act [33-16-1 to 33-16-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Restricted Housing Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 194, § 1.
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-2 Definitions
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As used in the Restricted Housing Act: A. "correctional facility" means a jail, prison or other detention facility that is used for the confinement of adult or juvenile persons, whether operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state or a private contractor on behal…
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-3 Restrictions on the use of restricted housing
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A. An inmate who is younger than eighteen years of age shall not be placed in restricted housing. B. An inmate who is known to be pregnant shall not be placed in restricted housing. History: Laws 2019, ch. 194, § 3.
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-4 Restrictions on the use of restricted housing; inmate with
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serious mental disability. A. An inmate with a serious mental disability shall not be placed in restricted housing; provided that: (1) the inmate is: (a) known by the correctional facility to have been diagnosed by a qualified health care professional as having a serious mental d…
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-5 Correctional facilities; transparency and reporting
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A. Every three months, every correctional facility shall: (1) produce a report that includes: (a) the age, gender and ethnicity of every inmate who was placed in restricted housing during the previous three months, including every inmate who is in restricted housing at the time t…
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-6 Private correctional facilities; anticorruption and reporting
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Every three months, every private correctional facility shall submit to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the private correctional facility is located and to the legislature a report of all monetary settlements that were paid to inmates, former inmates or i…
NMSA 1978, § 33-16-7 Reports filed with legislative library
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On the date that a report is submitted to a board of county commissioners pursuant to Section 5 [33-16-5 NMSA 1978] or 6 [33-16-6 NMSA 1978] of the Restricted Housing Act, a copy of the report shall be submitted electronically to the legislative council service library. History: …