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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Jail unreformed

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in New Mexico declared that Bernalillo County had not substantially complied with a class-action settlement over allegedly unconstitutional conditions at the county jail. The county must undergo another six months of self-monitoring and issue quarterly reports to the court.

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