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Inmates set fires in 'riot' disturbance at Otero County jail in New Mexico
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoEight inmates have been transferred to another jail after attempting to incite a riot in the...
Minnesota man with violent prison history charged in death of New Mexico inmate
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEditor's note: This article contains descriptions of extreme violence and death that some readers...
Ex-New Mexico prison transport officer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting pretrial detainees
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA former private prisoner transport officer in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting...
Lawsuit: Guards beat, taunt inmate with, 'You can't breathe'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAdvocates for prisoners’ rights have filed a civil rights lawsuit against state corrections officers...
Prison transport officer pleads guilty to raping pretrial detainees in New Mexico
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA former private prisoner transport officer in New Mexico pleaded guilty Monday to sexually...
Funding for detention center on Eddy County priority list for 2024 legislative session
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEddy County agreed with a list of priorities drawn up by New Mexico Counties (NMC) to ask New Mexico...
Man accused in 2019 Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility brawl pleads guilty
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLAS CRUCES – One of the men accused of ambushing guards at a New Mexico prison accepted a plea deal...
ACLU-NM: Assault shows need for prison oversight
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 18—A video that shows four inmates attacking another state prisoner in full view of two guards who failed to intervene prompted an hourslong debate among lawmakers on how to reform what ...
Courthouse bench trial vacated, state legislators work to fund mandate
Alamogordo Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe bench trial in the case between the Otero County Courthouse and the Otero County Commission...
Otero County jail continues to re-house inmates as Commissioners approve seeking private contractors...
Alamogordo Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThough Otero County Detention Center has 194 prisoners on its books, only 84 are currently housed at...