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 risk of violence to both correctional officers and inmates is perhaps the greatest contributor to the stressors of correctional work. However, the officers
Collins & Collins, P.C. has been hearing stories describing plainly illegal strip searches at New Mexico prisons. Despite clear laws regarding the strict requirements of strip searches, and numerous successful lawsuits related to violations of those laws, illegal strip searches do still occur. There are a number of important restrictions on strip searches, violations of
There’s a lot of confusion around undocumented residents and it is very important to understand some critical differences in status. Presence through improper entry into the United States is a misdemeanor-level criminal offense under Federal Statute. Improper entry occurs when someone is found to have; Entered or attempted to enter the country at any place
When one reflects on New Mexico Governor Susanna Martinez recent veto of bill to limit solitary confinement of pregnant women, juveniles and the mentally ill, it is worth taking a look at the realities of solitary confinement. When viewed against a historical backdrop, some light is shed on the veto and the person behind it.
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 the deadlines run so quickly, Collins & Collins, P.C. does not get involved in the grievance procedure. Chances are the grievance procedure will
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 the deadlines run so quickly, Collins & Collins, P.C. does not get involved in the grievance procedure. Chances are the grievance procedure will
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 the deadlines run so quickly, Collins & Collins, P.C. does not get involved in the grievance procedure. Chances are the grievance procedure will
Miscarriage is an emergency situation. Women suffering miscarriage go to the nearest emergency room where they rightfully expect proper often life-saving medical care. This is pure fantasy when it comes to Catholic hospital emergency rooms where these women are refused medical care for miscarriages. This puts women’s lives at risks in the most degrading and cruel
Did You Know? Your Catholic hospital will not complete a miscarriages no matter what the cause and no matter what the risks to the mother? The emergency rooms at these same hospitals turn women away in the midst of a miscarriage even when a failure to properly treat the mother could lead to the mother's death?
The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment including deliberate indifference to the serious medical needs of an inmate. Unfortunately, in the age of mass incarceration, this is far too common. Deliberate Indifference of Prisoner’s Serious Medical Needs The deliberate indifference may be on the part of the prison, the guards and/or the medical providers.
