Public Health New Mexico

N.M. Released 29 From State Prisons And Tested Just 8 Prison Inmates


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Inmates across the country fear for their lives as the coronavirus sweeps through overpopulated jails and prisons. People incarcerated in New Mexico say they’re not getting enough hygiene products, space to distance from one another or good information about potential spread behind the walls. Facilities have done very little testing, and the Corrections Department has been slow to follow through on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s April 6 order to release non-violent offenders who have less than a
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Public Health New MexicoBy Public Health New Mexico