Camino Nuevo Correctional Center

Coordinates: 35°07′15″N 106°37′55″W / 35.12085°N 106.63196°W / 35.12085; -106.63196
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Camino Nuevo Correctional Center
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OpenedJuly 2006 (2006-07)
ClosedApril 2008 (2008-04)
Managed byCorrections Corporation of America (CCA)
State/provinceNew Mexico
CountryUnited States

The Camino Nuevo Correctional Center was a women's low-security pre-release prison for incarcerated New Mexico female felons. It was located on the grounds of the New Mexico Youth Diagnostic and Development Center, which houses the most violent youth incarcerated in the New Mexico Corrections Department, which is administered by the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD).

Camino Nuevo was administered by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for the New Mexico Corrections Department. It opened in July 2006 (17 years ago) (2006-07), and closed at the end of April 2008 (16 years ago) (2008-04) because of dwindling inmate populations.[1]

In February 2012 three former inmates of Camino Nuevo were awarded more than $3 million in damages by a federal jury, related to accusations of rape and negligent supervision on the part of CCA.[2][3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15.
  2. ^ "N.M. Ex-inmates awarded more than $3M in rape case - Alamogordo Daily News". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Lee, Morgan (14 March 2016). "New Mexico court says prison company can be liable for rapes". washingtontimes.com. Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Washington Times. Retrieved 29 June 2016 – via Associated Press.
  4. ^ Sandlin, Scott (16 February 2012). "Former Inmates Awarded Over $3M". abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/77th2013/ExhibitDocument/OpenExhibitDocument?exhibitId=2771&fileDownloadName=ho0315_urike_b.pdf

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