The purpose of the Corrections Population Control Act is to establish a corrections population control commission that shall operate as an autonomous, nonpartisan body. The commission shall develop and implement mechanisms to prevent the inmate population from exceeding the rated capacity of correctional facilities and shall take appropriate action when necessary to effect the reduction of the inmate population.
§ 33-2A-2 NMSA 1978
Purpose
Known as the Corrections Population Control Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (8 sections).
Laws 2002, ch. 8, § 2.
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