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isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=309</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2010 CONTACT: Micah McCoy, (505) 266-5915 Ext. 1003 or mmccoy@aclu-nm.org LAS CRUCES, NM – The ACLU of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) and Disability Rights New Mexico (DRNM) settled their lawsuit against the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC), securing essential mental health services for detainees. The settlement marks the end of a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-suit-secures-essential-mental-health-care-for-detainees/2010/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LCPD to Expand Training to Assist Persons with Mental Disabilities</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/lcpd-to-expand-training-to-assist-persons-with-mental-disabilities/2010/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/lcpd-to-expand-training-to-assist-persons-with-mental-disabilities/2010/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:12:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corrections Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disability Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Police Practices]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=286</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, July 14, 2009 CONTACT: Nancy Koenigsberg (505) 256-3100 of Disability Rights NM or Terri Beach (505)242-2228 for the City of Las Cruces LAS CRUCES—The Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) reached an agreement with civil rights groups to expand officer training to improve interactions with persons who have or appear to have mental [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/lcpd-to-expand-training-to-assist-persons-with-mental-disabilities/2010/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Civil Rights Groups Hail Appeals Court Decision Protecting the Rights of People with Mental Illness</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-groups-hail-appeals-court-decision-protecting-the-rights-of-people-with-mental-illness/2010/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-groups-hail-appeals-court-decision-protecting-the-rights-of-people-with-mental-illness/2010/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 17:26:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[4th Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disability Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=264</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2008 CONTACT: (505) 266-5915 ext. 1003 ALBUQUERQUE— Yesterday, the New Mexico Court of Appeals struck down a city ordinance, affirming an earlier ruling, that would have empowered the city of Albuquerque to forcibly medicate people with mental illnesses. The Assisted Outpatient Treatment Law (AOT) conflicted with state laws that require [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-groups-hail-appeals-court-decision-protecting-the-rights-of-people-with-mental-illness/2010/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Civil Rights Groups Sue Doña Ana County Jail over Poor Mental Health Services</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-groups-sue-dona-ana-county-jail-over-poor-mental-health-services/2010/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-groups-sue-dona-ana-county-jail-over-poor-mental-health-services/2010/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:02:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[8th Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corrections Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disability Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=236</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2007 CONTACTS: Whitney Potter, ACLU of New Mexico (505) 266 5915 ext. 1003, Cell (505) 507 9898 or Nancy Koenigsberg, P&#38;A (505) 256-3100 LAS CRUCES, NM—Civil rights groups sued the Dona Ana County Detention Center today for failure to provide adequate mental health services to inmates in violation of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/civil-rights-groups-sue-dona-ana-county-jail-over-poor-mental-health-services/2010/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Las Cruces Mall Agrees to Injunction Allowing Man to Use Segway</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/las-cruces-mall-agrees-to-injunction-allowing-man-to-use-segway/2010/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/las-cruces-mall-agrees-to-injunction-allowing-man-to-use-segway/2010/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:37:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disability Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Las Cruces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=209</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2007 CONTACT: Whitney Potter (505) 266 5915 ext. 1003, Cell (505) 507 9898 or Joleen Youngers (505) 541-8000, Cell (505) 496-7422 ALBUQUERQUE – The Mesilla Valley Mall in Las Cruces agreed to a preliminary injunction that will allow John R. Funk to operate his Segway in the mall.  Funk, who [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/las-cruces-mall-agrees-to-injunction-allowing-man-to-use-segway/2010/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Las Cruces Mall Agrees to Stipulated Temporary Restraining Order in Segway Case; Hearing Moves to Federal Court</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/las-cruces-mall-agrees-to-stipulated-temporary-restraining-order-in-segway-case-hearing-moves-to-federal-court/2010/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/las-cruces-mall-agrees-to-stipulated-temporary-restraining-order-in-segway-case-hearing-moves-to-federal-court/2010/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:33:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disability Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Las Cruces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category><guid
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