N.M. Admin. Code § 10.14.2.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 10.14.2.8 - COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITIES

The commission shall:

A. advise the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government on policy matters relating to criminal and juvenile justice;

B. study past and current sentencing and release practices and create a statistical database for simulating the impact of various sentencing policies;

C. assess the impact of commission recommendations to modify criminal sentencing policy on the availability of and need for correctional resources and programs;

D. serve as a clearinghouse for the systematic collection, analysis and dissemination of information relating to felony offense charges, plea agreements, convictions, sentences imposed, incarceration time actually served and actual and projected inmate population in the state correctional system;

E. publish an annual, written report that specifies the average reduction in the sentence of imprisonment for serious violent offenses and nonviolent offenses, as defined in Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978, due to meritorious deductions earned by prisoners during the previous fiscal year.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.14.2.8

10.14.2.8 NMAC - N, 1/1/2007