Year / 2017
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Prescription Opiates: Profiting America to Death
OxyContin has generated $35 billion in revenue for Purdue Pharma. The drug was marketed as non-addictive despite clear evidence to the contrary. The evidence is not subtle. According to the CDC, there…
December 22, 2017 -
Sexual Assault and Abuse in ICE Detention Facilities
According to Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), there have been thousands of sexual assaults in ICE Detention facilities have gone uninvestigated between 2010 and 2016. In April of 2017,…
December 4, 2017 -
New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act’s (IPRA) Wide Scope
The New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) is a very good tool for gathering information on the facts and circumstances surrounding legal claims against governmental entities. In fact, a great…
December 2, 2017 -
Opiate Use in the Veteran’s Administration System
Opiate Use in the Veteran’s Administration System According to the Veteran Administration over 440,000 veterans using the VA system were being prescribed an opioid-based medication in 2013 and over 55,000 had an…
October 27, 2017 -
National Deluge of Opiates, Causes and Costs
In May, 2017 the United States Drug Enforcement Agency announced that Albuquerque would become the seventh city in the nation to participate in its 360 Strategy Program which began in 2015 as…
October 23, 2017 -
Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático (TEPT)
Diversas fuentes han reportado que el Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático entre los oficiales correccionales es dos veces mayor a la cifra encontrada entre los veteranos militares y oficiales policiacos. La crónica y…
October 21, 2017 -
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Correctional Officers
Multiple sources have reported that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among correctional officers is double the rate found among military veterans and police officers. Chronic and severe understaffing causing excessive hours and greater…
June 17, 2017 -
Emergency Grievance Procedure – New Mexico Department of Corrections
Grievance Procedure Deadlines Run Very Fast To begin, deadlines run very quickly on prison grievances. Think days not weeks. Obtain the procedures from the subject corrections facility and follow them closely. Because…
March 31, 2017 -
Navigating New Mexico Department of Corrections Grievance Process
Grievance Procedure Deadlines Run Very Fast To begin, deadlines run very quickly on prison grievances. Think days not weeks. Obtain the procedures from the subject corrections facility and follow them closely. Because…
March 8, 2017 -
Prison Litigation Reform Act Requires Completion of Grievance Procedures Prior to Lawsuit
Grievance Procedure Deadlines Run Very Fast To begin, deadlines run very quickly on prison grievances. Think days not weeks. Obtain the procedures from the subject corrections facility and follow them closely. Because…
February 27, 2017
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