Published 3 months ago

Governor-backed bill that would address New Mexico’s pretrial detention system tabled

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A crime bill sponsored by a Republican and backed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham stalled in the Roundhouse again. The bill aims to address the so-called revolving door of accused offenders getting back on the streets while waiting for trial. If passed, Senate Bill 122 would presume an accused violent offender should stay in jail until trial.

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Governor-backed bill that would address New Mexico’s pretrial detention system tabled

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crime bill sponsored by a Republican and backed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham stalled in the Roundhouse again. The bill, which has been proposed before, aims to address the so-called 'revolving door' of accused offenders getting back on the streets while waiting for trial. Right now, if a person is arrested for a violent crime, the state has to file a pretrial detention motion and then prove the person is a danger…

3 months ago·Albuquerque, United States

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