NM Jail Staffing Crisis

8.26.2022 – Five of New Mexico’s 26 county jails and detention centers are less than half staffed. The Line Opinion Panel reacts to that startling statistic and responds to a recent article from Searchlight New Mexico which outlines critical issues at Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center, which is currently short more than 200 officers.  

Host: Gene Grant 

Line Opinion Panelists: 
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations 
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, Santa Fe New Mexican 
Serge Martinez, professor, UNM School of Law 

For More Information: 

5 New Mexico jails less than half staffed; 1 moving inmates – KOB 

Wage hike brings more applicants to MDC – Albuquerque Journal 

Off Guard – Searchlight New Mexico