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Bernalillo County names new MDC warden
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 1 month agoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Metropolitan Detention Center will soon have a new warden. Bernalillo County has tasked Steven Kai Smith to oversee the...
Bernalillo County needs to install a new call button system at MDC before court deadline
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 6—Bernalillo County needs to upgrade the call button system in the Metropolitan Detention Center by March 22, or the county will have to set aside $210,000 to make more safety and security ...
Metro Detention Center seeing ‘progress’ in staffing shortages
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Flashback to 2022, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) declared...
County approves order to address MDC issues
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 23—The Bernalillo County Commission approved an order Tuesday night requiring the county jail to take several steps to increase supervision of people locked up in the facility, decrease ...
County appoints interim MDC chief
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 1—Bernalillo County has appointed an interim chief over the Metropolitan Detention Center to replace chief Greg Richardson, who retired on Thursday. Rosanne Otero Gonzales, the director ...
3 takeaways from this week's Bernalillo County Commission meeting
Tribune via AOL· 3 months agoMar. 6—Bernalillo County commissioners recognized two emergency agencies and committed to a jail upgrade at Tuesday night's regular commission meeting. 1. MDC needs a new call button system.
Bernalillo County manager to resign. County commissioners praise her leadership.
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 26—Bernalillo County announced the resignation of County Manager Julie Morgas Baca on Monday after nine years on the job. "I think being the county manager really is the highlight of my ...
MDC officer fired, faces DWI charge
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 17—A Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center officer was fired on Tuesday after being arrested on suspicion of driving drunk early Saturday morning. Chantalle Cota, 31, is charged ...
County to increase pay for MDC correctional officers
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 12—In an effort to address an ever-escalating staffing crisis, Bernalillo County will be giving correctional officers at the Metropolitan Detention Center a 13% raise across the board.
MDC reports second off-duty officer death in as many days
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 22—A Metropolitan Detention Center corrections officer died Wednesday evening in Rio Rancho — the second off-duty death of an MDC officer in 24 hours. MDC spokeswoman Candace Hopkins did ...