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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The superintendent [warden] may, under the inmate-release program and at the request of a prisoner, extend the limits of confinement beyond the penitentiary by authorizing the prisoner to work at paid employment in private business or in public employment, or to attend a school while continuing as a prisoner, if the prisoner:
A. is a trusty or a minimum-custody inmate;
B. has physical and mental ability to fully perform the proposed assignment consistent with his capacities and free from any outpatient care that would interfere with full performance;
C. is not afflicted with any serious emotional or personality defect;
D. has not been convicted of a crime involving assaultive sexual conduct nor violence to a child, nor has been linked with organized criminal activity; and
E. would not, in the opinion of the superintendent, be likely to evoke an adverse public reaction by his presence in the community.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 33. Correctional Institutions § 33-2-44. Inmate-release program; standards for participation - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-33-correctional-institutions/nm-st-sect-33-2-44/
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