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Kevin S: A Scathing Report from Independent Monitors
Independent monitors produced a scathing assesment in a Sept. 18 letter to the acting secretaries of the Children, Youth and Families Department and Human Services Department. "CYFD and HSD have been on notice for the past 12 months that they have failed to live up to...
Special Education Stakeholder Listening Sessions 2023
The Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) held a series of listening sessions this past summer to hear from public voices who have experience dealing with the special education system in our state, and to hear about how the system is working and what changes...
We Honor Judith Ellen Heumann, Disability Rights Activist 1947-2023
We are saddened by the passing of Ms. Heumann but celebrate the incredible life of such a great champion of disability rights. She was a brilliant and courageous leader. On August 5, 2020, DRNM hosted a showing of the film Crimp Camp. Through the efforts of...
Stop the School-to-Jail Pipeline in New Mexico
Trouble at school? Suspension, detention, expulsion, discipline problems? You may qualify for our free School to Jail Pipeline services: The goal is to help students with disabilities to have the supports they need in school and stop the pipeline. Do you have a...
ACLU and Disability Rights New Mexico Bring Lawsuit Against Corrections Department To Provide Life Saving Medication For Individuals Who Are Incarcerated
People with opioid use disorders in New Mexico prisons experience painful and life-threatening consequences when the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) denies them access to medically necessary, physician-prescribed medications while incarcerated. The American...
Kevin S. Settlement and Implementation for Foster Youth
Attorneys and Advocates Issue Statements in Response to Kevin S. Settlement Co-Neutrals’ Report on Status of Implementation Advocates Say “New Mexico’s Children Continue to Suffer From the State’s Delays and Failures” – Call Upon Governor Lujan Grisham to Give Her...