New Mexico Moves to End Use of Private Prisons for State Inmates, But Federal Immigration Detention and Enforcement ...
HOBBS, N.M. — The New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) announced May 2 that it will cease using the privately operated Lea County Correctional Facility (LCCF) in Hobbs by June 30, marking the final step in its transition to a fully state-run prison. …