Corrections Act
New Mexico · Correctional Institutions · §§ 33-1-1 to 33-1-9 · 22 sections
Overview
The act governs the administration of a state corrections system, establishing the corrections department's leadership and the powers and duties of its executive officers, and setting the qualifications, peace-officer authority, and employment benefits of correctional officers and other departmental employees. It creates dedicated and earmarked funds, prescribes how they may be spent and transferred, and authorizes the department to contract with private parties for correctional services. It also imposes operating requirements on correctional facilities, including care coordination, acceptance and redispensing of unused prescription medication, breastfeeding and lactation policies, limits on the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners, and protections for vulnerable offenders against victimization.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 7 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 191 F.3d 1281 - Tanya Giron v. Corrections Corporation of America Thomas Newton Danny Torrez
Sections covered
- § 33-1-1 NMSA 1978Short title1 cite
- § 33-1-10 NMSA 1978Correctional officers; employees; acting as peace officers1 cite
- § 33-1-11 NMSA 1978Correctional officer qualifications
- § 33-1-12 NMSA 1978Corrections department; group life insurance
- § 33-1-13 NMSA 197833-1-13 to 33-1-16. Terminated
- § 33-1-17 NMSA 1978Private contract5 cites
- § 33-1-18 NMSA 1978Funds created
- § 33-1-19 NMSA 1978Use of funds
- § 33-1-2 NMSA 1978Definitions
- § 33-1-20 NMSA 1978Transfers authorized
- § 33-1-21 NMSA 1978Corrections department required to accept and redispense unused prescriptions; conditions of acceptance and redispensing
- § 33-1-22 NMSA 1978Correctional facilities; care coordination
- § 33-1-23 NMSA 1978Correctional facilities; breastfeeding and lactation policies
- § 33-1-3 NMSA 1978Purpose
- § 33-1-4 NMSA 1978Repealed
- § 33-1-4.1 NMSA 1978Vulnerable offenders program; prevention of victimization
- § 33-1-4.2 NMSA 1978Restraints on pregnant prisoners
- § 33-1-5 NMSA 1978Director of corrections; employment
- § 33-1-6 NMSA 1978Powers and duties of secretary
- § 33-1-7 NMSA 1978Construction of applicable laws
- § 33-1-8 NMSA 1978Earmarked funds
- § 33-1-9 NMSA 1978Liberal interpretation
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