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Former New Mexico Guard Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Prisoner, Suit Filed
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2024
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2024, page 51
A month after a former guard pleaded guilty to sexually abusing her, a prisoner at Western New Mexico Corrections Facility (WNMCF) filed suit against the state Corrections Department on July 27, 2023, claiming she was also threatened with retaliation to keep her from reporting the attack. The prisoner, identified as ...
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