Inside a New Mexico prison program where inmates train shelter dogs, build empathy and prepare for life after release.

The voice of Archbishop of Santa Fe John C. Wester echoed off the walls of the Penitentiary of New Mexico as dozens of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New Mexico Corrections Department has moved its most prolific jailhouse lawyer to Arizona. Bryce Franklin, 35, serving a life ...

Inmates are now suing the New Mexico Corrections Department over a decision to ban physical mail, including books, letters ...

The settlement resolves one of multiple public records lawsuits which have been filed against the state agency.

In 1980, a single open door triggered the deadliest prison riot in U.S. history. Hostages, revenge killings, and utter chaos ...

The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that a Clovis man has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 23 and a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 is seeing the moments leading up to the arrest of a prominent Albuquerque defense attorney, who is accused of trying to smuggle drugs into a New Mexico prison.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Texas man was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay thousands in restitution for defrauding the ...

Torrance County commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county’s ICE detention contract for one month at the ...

ACLU suit says New Mexico Corrections Department’s mail rules violate inmates’ constitutional right to read and access news.