http://nmwjp.org NMWJP seeks to eliminate a broad range of systemic barriers to social, economic and political justice faced by women, girls and their families in NM. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:17:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) is between the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, the New Mexico Women’s Justice Project, and Representative Mimi Stewart on the one hand (hereinafter collectively “Petitioners”); and Secretary of the New Mexico Corrections Department Joe R. Williams (“Secretary”) and the Corrections Population ... http://nmwjp.org/2006/09/corrections-population-control-settlement-agreement/ Policies Tear Families Apart in New Mexico For Immediate Release: April 11, 2006 Contact: Diane Wood, 505-379-9470 ALBUQUERQUE: Prominent authors Nell Bernstein and Renny Golden will appear on a panel speaking to failures in the criminal justice system with youth from PB& J Family Services, Inc. in Albuquerque on Wednesday, April 19 from ... http://nmwjp.org/2006/04/policies-tear-families-apart-in-new-mexico/ STATE OF NEW MEXICO FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, ex rel. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO WOMEN’S JUSTICE PROJECT, and, REPRESENTATIVE MIMI STEWART, Petitioners, Case No. vs. JOE R. WILLIAMS, in his official capacity as Secretary of the New Mexico Corrections Department and the CORRECTIONS POPULATION CONTROL COMMISSION, Respondents. VERIFIED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS COMES ... http://nmwjp.org/2006/04/verified-petition-for-writ-of-mandamus/ ACLU Challenges Overcrowding in Women’s Prison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 CONTACT: Peter Simonson, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico at 505-266-5915 ext. 1002 Maureen Sanders, ACLU-NM Legal Co-Director, 980-8889 Santa Fe—Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed legal papers Tuesday asking a state ... http://nmwjp.org/2006/04/aclu-challenges-overcrowding-in-womens-prison/ Leading prison reform advocate Alvin Bronstein was in Santa Fe this month and presented a talk entitled: “America’s Criminal Justice Policies: Wasting a Generation.” For the past generation, state and federal crime control policies have been based on the belief that law enforcement can solve the problem; more police, harsher ... http://nmwjp.org/2005/08/about-us/ The NMWJP is pleased to have a new website and blog for reaching the community. http://nmwjp.org/2005/08/new-website-and-blog/