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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 33. Correctional Institutions § 33-2A-3. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in the Corrections Population Control Act:

A. “commission” means the corrections population control commission;

B. “female correctional facilities” means:

(1) the women's correctional facility, located in Grants; and

(2) any other female correctional facility so designated by the corrections department;

C. “male correctional facilities” means:

(1) the penitentiary of New Mexico, located in Santa Fe;

(2) the central New Mexico correctional facility, located in Los Lunas;

(3) the southern New Mexico correctional facility, located in Las Cruces;

(4) the western New Mexico correctional facility, located in Grants;

(5) the Roswell correctional facility, located in Hagerman;

(6) the Guadalupe county correctional facility, located in Santa Rosa;

(7) the Lea county correctional facility, located in Hobbs; and

(8) any other male correctional facility so designated by the corrections department;

D. “nonviolent offender” means:

(1) a person convicted only of possession of a controlled substance, pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-31-23 NMSA 1978;

(2) a person incarcerated for violating the conditions of his parole plan due to use or possession of a controlled substance whose original conviction was for commission of a nonviolent offense; or

(3) an inmate designated by the commission as a nonviolent offender; provided that the offender was convicted for the commission of a nonviolent offense, as that term is defined in Subsection L of Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978; and

E. “rated capacity” means the actual general population bed space, including only individual cells and areas designed for the long-term housing of inmates, available in female correctional facilities or male correctional facilities as certified by the secretary of corrections and subject to applicable state and federal law.

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