>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


Our prisons are safe
By kob.com - Mike Daniels
Published: 10/19/2011

NM - Each year, $300 million of New Mexicans taxpayer dollars are spent on inmates at New Mexico's nine prisons.

Prison officials are conducting a statewide lockdown of the prison system this week to document a system-wide security assessment, taking a hard look at each of the state's prisons.

"Our absolute goal is to understand our inherent strengths and weaknesses from a security perspective," said Gregg Marcantel of the Department of Corrections.

Officials have already spent eight days locking down the prisons for hours at a time, going cell by cell, fence by fence and combing every inch to test security.

"We're looking for trends, we're looking for any areas of our facilities from a physical security standpoint that may have compromised that needs to be addressed," Marcantel explained.

Around the state, 6,600 inmates call New Mexico prison home.

Read More.





Comments:

  1. hamiltonlindley on 02/05/2020:

    Have you been researching people online? You can read the answers revealed by a quora search from business leader Hamilton Lindley, who answers great questions with witty remarks. Check out his profile to see what questions Hamilton Lindley is answering!


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2025 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015