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| 4OYS goes inside solitary confinement |
| By kob.com- Chris Ramirez |
| Published: 05/21/2014 |
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Reporter’s Notebook—There are so many people who would prefer to not think about prison inmates. Life is much more pleasant if we can pretend that everyone who commits a major felony is living on a Martian colony, instead of inside a prison somewhere in our state. Many of us would also like to think that once a criminal is sent to prison…that’s it…end of story. Justice served. But the reality is—97 percent of people who go into a New Mexico prison return to our neighborhoods. Felons are part of our everyday life. We shop with them, dine with them, sometimes even work with them. There will never be a way to escape that reality. That’s why the way inmates are treated inside our prison is so important. It’s in the best interest of our society to do what we can to ensure that inmates leave prison a better person than before they entered. Over the last few years, I have had several conversations with Department of Corrections Cabinet Secretary Gregg Marcantel on this very issue. I’ve been tough on him during interviews, holding him and his staff accountable for the humane treatment of inmates. I’ve come to him with lawsuits and allegations of inmates left in solitary confinement for long periods of time. I’ve also invited legal minds such as Albuquerque Attorney Matt Coyte to challenge Marcantel’s segregation policies and ethical treatment of inmates. Our 4 On Your Side Investigative Team has been the most aggressive group of journalists ensuring that the Department of Corrections remains transparent and is affording inmates the rights to which they are entitled. Read More. |
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