New Mexico Statutes Chapter 33. Correctional Institutions § 33-11-3. Regulations

(1) commits a crime after the effective date of the Inmate Literacy Act; and

(2) has eighteen months or more remaining to be served on the inmate's sentence of incarceration; and who:

(1) a minimum education standard shall be met beginning in 1988 and in all subsequent years as follows:

(2) inmates who meet the criteria in Subsection B of this section shall be required to participate in education programs for ninety days. After ninety days, inmates may choose to withdraw from educational programs but will be subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this subsection; and

(3) notwithstanding any other provision of law, inmates who are subject to these regulations but who refuse or choose not to participate shall not be eligible for monetary compensation for work performed or for meritorious deduction as set forth in Subsection D of Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978.

(1) exclude any inmate who has been incarcerated for less than ninety days in an institution controlled by the corrections department;

(2) exclude any inmate who is assigned a minimum custody classification; or

(3) defer educational requirements for inmates with sentences longer than ten years.