Section 33-2-47 – Inmate-release program; conditions of employment.
The state labor commissioner shall exercise the same supervision over conditions of employment for prisoners working under the inmate-release program as he does over conditions of employment for free persons. A prisoner working under the inmate-release program is not entitled to any benefits under the Employment Security Act [Unemployment Compensation Law] during the term of […]
Section 33-2-48 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 210, § 4 repealed 33-2-48 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1985, ch. 63, § 1, relating to notification upon escape of an inmate, effective July 1, 1989.
Section 33-2-49 – Applicability [of Laws 1988, Chapter 78].
The provisions of this act apply only to persons convicted of crimes committed on or after the effective date of this act. A person convicted of a crime committed prior to the effective date of this act shall be subject to the law in effect at the time the crime was committed. History: Laws 1988, […]
Section 33-2-50 – Pilot minimum security inmate work crew program created; purpose; administration of program.
There is created a “pilot minimum security inmate work crew program” in the park and recreation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department. The pilot program shall be implemented in state parks within close proximity to state minimum security correctional facilities. The purpose of the pilot program is to utilize minimum security inmate […]
Section 33-2-34 – Eligibility for earned meritorious deductions.
A. To earn meritorious deductions, a prisoner confined in a correctional facility designated by the corrections department must be an active participant in programs recommended for the prisoner by the classification supervisor and approved by the warden or the warden’s designee. Meritorious deductions shall not exceed the following amounts: (1) for a prisoner confined for […]
Section 33-2-51 – Discharge; opioid use disorder; opioid overdose education; naloxone.
A. As corrections department funding and department supplies of naloxone permit, upon discharge of an inmate who has been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder from a corrections facility, regardless of whether that inmate has received treatment for that disorder, the corrections department shall: (1) ensure that the inmate is provided with opioid overdose education […]
Section 33-2-35 – [Application of law to convicts in penitentiary; relation back; escapers and revolters excepted.]
The provisions of this article shall apply to convicts in the penitentiary, excepting such convicts as have escaped from the penitentiary, or been concerned in any revolt whereby any convict has escaped, and shall operate back to the commencement of any such sentence of such convict. History: Laws 1889, ch. 76, § 50; C.L. 1897, […]
Section 33-2-36 – Forfeiture of earned meritorious deductions.
A. Meritorious deductions earned by a prisoner may be forfeited in an amount up to ninety days for two or more misconduct violations. Meritorious deductions earned by a prisoner may be forfeited in an amount in excess of ninety days for a major conduct violation. Forfeitures of meritorious deductions of up to ninety days shall […]
Section 33-2-37 – Restoration of forfeited meritorious deductions.
A. Meritorious deductions forfeited pursuant to Section 33-2-36 NMSA 1978 may be restored in whole or in part to a prisoner who is exemplary in conduct and work performance for a period of not less than six months following the date of forfeiture. Meritorious deductions may be restored upon recommendation of the classification supervisor, approval […]
Section 33-2-38 – Computation of term.
A prisoner shall not be discharged from the penitentiary of New Mexico or any other correctional facility until he has served the full term for which he was sentenced. The term shall be computed from and include the day on which his sentence took effect and shall exclude any time the convict may have been […]