Lawmakers, advocates lament Gov’s veto of parole reform

Lawmakers, advocates lament Gov’s veto of parole reform

A New Mexico Department of Corrections official walks toward the front entrance of the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants in November 2021. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source New Mexico)Sponsors and advocates who had hoped to see reforms for New Mexico’s board governing parole continue to question the rationale behind Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Saturday veto. Senate Bill 17 would have enacted a series of changes to professionali…