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2010
Northeast New Mexico Detention Facility in Clayton Scores 100% on First Audit

Corrections Department Maintains ‘EAGLE AWARD’ Status After Reaccreditation

2009
December 28, 2009 Corrections Department K-9s to Undergo Evaluation and Receive Training

December 17, 2009 Probation and Parole Spreads Holiday Cheer to Women Offenders

October 28, 2009 Women's Prision In Grants & Roswell Correctional Center On NMCD's Budget Chopping Block

October 15, 2009 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility Celebrates 25th Anniversary

September 3, 2009 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility Education Department Holds GED Graduation & Recognition Ceremonies

July 28, 2009 Corrections Department and UNM Train Inmates in Hepatitis C Prevention and Care

July 24, 2009 Dental Work Provides Hope for Ex-Prisoners Looking for Employment

July 24, 2009 Roswell Correctional Center Passes Correctional Audit with Flying Colors

May 6, 2009 Bill Cosby Reaches Out To New Mexico Inmates

April 23, 2009 Mexican Corrections Instructors Graduate from NM Training Academy

April 21, 2009 Penitentiary of New Mexico Announces Volunteer of the Year

April 20, 2009 Guadalupe County Correctional Facility Announces Volunteer of the Year

April 20, 2009 Southern NM Correctional Facility Announces Volunteer of the Year

April 20, 2009 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility Announces Volunteer of the Year

April 17, 2009 - Central New Mexico Correctional Facility Aces Correctional Audit

April 17, 2009 - Penitentiary of New Mexco Passes Correctional Audit with Flying Colors

April 15, 2009 CCA-New Mexico Women’s Correctional Facility Announces Volunteer of the Year 2008

April 2, 2009 - Mexican Officers Receive Training at NM Corrections Academy

March 30, 2009 - Prison Reform - The Community Joins Forces with Corrections

February 19, 2009 - Closed Parole Board Hearing Scheduled for Gordon House

2008

October 21, 2008 - Corrections Department Opens CLEP Site in Albuquerque

June 25, 2008 - Western New Mexico correctional facility earns one of the highest audit scores in U.S.

May 9, 2008 - Correctional Officers Receive Overdue Medals Awards Highlight National Correctional Officers’ Week

April 21, 2008 - Inmate turned himself in and now faces escape charges.

April 16, 2008 Media Day at the Western NM Correctional Facility

April 8, 2008 - Inmate walks away from Level I Minimum Security Prison at the
Central New Mexico Correctional Facility

February 22, 2008 - Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Scores A+ on Audit

February 12, 2008 Grants Police Department and Cibola County Sheriff’s Department
Honored for Capture of Escaped Kansas Inmates

February 7, 2008 Joe R. Williams -- Longest serving Corrections Secretary in State's history.

2007

June 17, 2007 Inmate Death under Investigation

October 10, 2007 Corrections Department Receives Re-Entry Grant

September 12, 2007 Media Day the the Southern NM Correctional Facility

January 22, 2007 Corrections Department Receives Distinguished Eagle Award

January 1, 2007 Fire Temporarily Closes Las Vegas Probation and Parole Offices

2006

July 19, 2006 Corrections Department settles lawsuit with ACLU

July 15, 2006 Prison for State Female Inmates opens in Albuquerque

April 14, 2006 Female Inmates moved to Regional Correctional Center in Albuquerque

April 3, 2006 PNM will resume testing its Emergency Preparedness Alert System on the 1st Wednesday of each month

March 22, 2006 Corrections Department Schedules Community Meeting to Discuss Springer Correctional Center

February 16, 2006 Award Winning New Mexico Author Launches Writing Program for Female Inmates

February 15, 2006 Inmate Meditation Program Celebrates Four Successful Years @ WNMCF

February 3, 2006 Corrections Department Awaits Funds to Open Minimum Security Prison in Springer

February 2, 2006 Escaped Inmates Captured in Las Cruces

2005

October 4, 2005 Corrections Department Steps Forward to Assist Hurricane Katrina Survivors

September 24, 2005 Inmate Attempts Escape From Los Lunas Prison

August 19, 2005 Corrections Department Educates Staff and Inmates About “Staph” Infection

August 5, 2005 Inmate Joshua McLeod Captured

August 4, 2005 Drug Court Celebrates 10 Years Helping Offenders Live Sober Lives

August 3, 2005 Corrections Dept. and Law Enforcement Search for Missing Inmate

July 27, 2005 Western NM Correctional Facility Passes National Audit

May 22, 2005 140 Albuquerque Gang Members Targeted in Special Operation

April 28, 2005 New Mexico Corrections Training Academy Awarded National Accreditation

April 28, 2005 New Mexico Corrections Central Office Awarded National Accreditation

April 14, 2005 Corrections Department Hosts Volunteer Appreciation Banquet for Statewide Volunteers

April 5, 2005 Corrections Department Continues to Make Officer Safety Top Priority

March 10, 2005 Corrections Department and Children Youth & Families Department Score 100% on National Audit

February 8, 2005 Corrections Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Team Up to Track Sex Offenders

2004

December 9, 2004 Corrections Officers Receive Medals of Valor

September 16, 2004 Inmate Assaults Correctional Officers

May 11, 2004 Deceased Inmate Identified

May 5, 2004 NM Prison Escapee Captured in Alabama

May 1, 2004 Inmate Death at Central NM Correctional Facility

April 21, 2004 It’s a First--Corrections Department Offers Services to Crime Victims

2003

December 17, 2003 Prison Program Teaches Inmates How To Be Good Dads

August 29, 2003 Audit Reveals Security Improvements at Santa Fe County Jail

July 15, 2003 Probation/Parole & Community Officers’ Supervision Week

July 11, 2003 Santa Fe County Jail put on Notice

June 11, 2003 Escapee Jerry Vernon Captured

April 9, 2003 Lea County Correctional Facility Does it Again

April 3, 2003 ELIAS CHAVEZ STATEMENT

March 7, 2003 Correctional Officer Pam Poe Murdered

February 22, 2003 Two New Mexico Corrections Department Inmates Expire

February 7, 2003 Deceased Probation/Parole Officer Honored






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