Year / 2019
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Cruel and Dangerous Presumption of Malingering in Prisoner Medical Care
Malingering is basically faking an illness in order to achieve some non-medical goal. Reading inmate files and medical records, it is apparent that inmates are routinely presumed to be malingering even when…
December 31, 2019 -
La Escasez de Personal en las Prisiones de Nuevo México Contribuye al Suicidio de Reclusos
Normas, Políticas y Procedimientos para la Prevención del Suicidio en Prisión Las políticas del Departamento de Correcciones de Nuevo México (NMCD) para la prevención del suicidio presumiblemente siguen las políticas y normas…
December 26, 2019 -
Tortura Médica en las Prisiones de Nuevo México
El derecho a estar libre de la negación inhumana de atención médica, así como la provisión de atención médica de manera cruel e inhumana, se abordan en numerosos tratados internacionales de derechos…
December 23, 2019 -
La Epidemia de Osteomielitis en las Prisiones de Nuevo México Indica Negligencia Médica
Muchas personas ven un tema como la atención médica de los reclusos con indiferencia o desdén absoluto. El subtexto subyacente dice: “se merecen lo que tienen”. Esta amplia indiferencia social hacia la…
December 18, 2019 -
Medical Torture in New Mexico Prisons
The right to be free of inhumane denial of medical care as well as the provision of medical care in a cruel and inhumane manner are addressed by numerous international human rights…
November 21, 2019 -
Solitary Confinement by any name is Solitary Confinement
The New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) has engaged in something of a shell game around the topic of solitary confinement. Specifically, they seem to believe that by referring to the practice as…
November 16, 2019 -
Investors and Banks Dump Private Prison Industry, New Mexico Sticks Embraces It
There have been a number of stories over the last few years surrounding the abuses of immigrant detainees in private prison facilities. The coverage has shown a level of cruelty within this…
November 6, 2019 -
New Mexico Prison Osteomyelitis Epidemic Spells Medical Negligence
Many people look at a topic such the medical care of prison inmates with measured indifference or outright disdain. The underlying subtext reads, “they deserve what they get”. This broad social indifference…
October 4, 2019 -
How in the World Did New Mexico Corrections Department Lose Accreditation from These Folks?
The New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) Central New Mexico Correctional Facility (CNMCF) lost American Correctional Association (ACA) accreditation from 2016 to January 14, 2019. This is remarkable considering the makeup of the…
August 31, 2019 -
Trucking Accidents: File Suit, Ask Questions Later
In most personal injury matters, it is typically wise to conduct as much informal discovery as possible prior to filing suit. Informal discovery includes the collection of such things as police reports,…
August 7, 2019
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