ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is frustrated with the lack of progress on public safety legislation at the Roundhouse.
With less than 48 hours left in the legislative session, only one public safety bill has been approved. This bill updates the state’s definitions of “harm to self” and “harm to others,” which lawmakers say will help courts direct certain suspects into behavioral health treatments.
Lawmakers say those new definitions will make it easier for the courts to direct certain suspects into behavioral health treatments.
Juvenile justice reform
Juvenile justice reforms face challenges. A bipartisan proposal expanding the list of crimes where juveniles can be charged as adults cleared the Senate Finance Committee but remains far from approval…