Jail Population Can Be Reduced Safely, Group Says

Published March 31, 2013

Jail population can be reduced safely, group says

Filed under: Albuquerque Drug Abuse

Mary Lou Johnson, attorney for Smart Justice, said many people caught up in the criminal justice system are overwhelmed by poverty, drug use or mental illness. In some cases, they're only guilty of not being able to pay fines they have accumulated over …
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Humanitarian award stuns restaurateur

Filed under: Albuquerque Drug Abuse

Although his philanthropy is well-known around Albuquerque, Paternoster said he's stunned by the national recognition. “I can't … Paternoster – also CEO for the YMCA of Central New Mexico – is especially involved in efforts to prevent teen drug abuse.
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Police Reports (3/14/2013)

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Jacob Lloyd Caddell, 26, of Ft. Worth, Texas was arrested by Torrance County deputies on a Bernalillo County warrant for kidnapping, aggravated assault and child abuse. Melissa Chevalier, 32, of Moriarty was arrested by Torrance County … Logan Turner …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico school bus driver has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in a sex abuse case. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Samuel Jackson of Shiprock was sentenced Monday for his abusive sexual contact conviction.
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