N.M. chief justice defends bail reform in State of the Judiciary

Since it became law, N.M. politicians at every level have called for an erosion of a landmark legal reform in the state’s history. New Mexico voters in 2016 overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to abolish the cash bail system and left decisions about whether someone is incarcerated before trial entirely in the hands of judges. … Continue reading N.M. chief justice defends bail reform in State of the Judiciary