NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Still six months out from the next legislative session, where a new governor will be at the helm, a group of New Mexico district attorneys is once again pushing lawmakers to make major changes on the crime front.
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Lawmakers are facing a 60-day session starting in January, and at least two prominent DA’s are hoping their pleas lead to bigger investments toward juvenile crime, from facilities to the code governing how underage suspects are dealt with.
With frustration in their voices, a pair of New Mexico district attorneys vented to state lawmakers about the challenges they say prosecutors are facing, statewide…