Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 28—Shellie Whitmore has yet to be in a courtroom with the man accused of stabbing her father to death on a walking path in ...

Democratic lawmakers are bringing forth a revamped proposal on the involuntary commitment of criminal defendants who are deemed incompetent to stand trial, after a bill seeking a similar objective ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It could be a major change in the power judges have to hold mentally incompetent criminal suspects in custody or force them to get help. That bill is a key part of the governor ...

As New Mexico lawmakers grapple with how to curb high crime rates, a court-affiliated working group has proposed legislation that would give judges more options in cases where defendants are deemed ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – We are halfway through the legislative session and a major crime package is heading to the governor’s desk after passing both the House and the Senate. The main focus of this ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — In Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s final State of the State address, she made it clear public safety reform is an expectation and not a suggestion. It’s been the same expectation in ...

The New Mexico legislative session concluded with 194 bills passed out of 1,182 introduced. Successful bills included measures addressing criminal competency, firearm protection orders, and telehealth ...

Members of the House Judiciary Committee appear ready to support a bipartisan proposal to change the state’s criminal competency laws as part of a larger package of public safety measures. If approved ...

There's a new push to change state laws regarding competency in criminal cases. The Colorado Parents Advocacy Network has started a new petition that calls on the state's district attorneys to urge ...

James Talarico speaks on immigration policy reform outside Camp East Montana EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) - Texas State Rep. James Talarico spoke to members of the press outside Camp East Montana ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Several Republican members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are renewing calls for Colorado state lawmakers to address crime and criminal competency laws through a special ...

Shellie Whitmore has yet to be in a courtroom with the man accused of stabbing her father to death on a walking path in Manchester more than two years ago. The next chance to change that situation ...