New Mexico HM 45: PRISON RAPE LEGISLATION TASK FORCE

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A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO COALITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
PROGRAMS, INCORPORATED, TO RECONVENE THE TASK FORCE ORGANIZED
PURSUANT TO HOUSE MEMORIAL 40 OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE AND TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE TASK
FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES TO IMPROVE LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL JAILS'
AND DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES' COMPLIANCE WITH
THE FEDERAL PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT OF 2003.
WHEREAS, in 2023, pursuant to House Memorial 40 of the
first session of the fifty-sixth legislature, the New Mexico
coalition of sexual assault programs, incorporated convened a
task force to make recommendations for policy and legislative
changes to improve local, county, state and federal jails'
and detention and correctional facilities' compliance with
the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003; and
WHEREAS, the task force was requested to make its
recommendations for policy and legislative changes by
November 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the task force needs additional time to study
the issues and present its recommendations for policy and
legislative changes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New

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Mexico coalition of sexual assault programs, incorporated
task force be requested to reconvene the task force and
continue the work of the task force to make its
recommendations to the legislative health and human services
committee, the interim committee dealing with courts,
corrections and justice issues and the crime victims
reparation commission by November 1, 2024; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the governor; the secretary of corrections; the
executive director of the New Mexico coalition of sexual
assault programs, incorporated; the chair of the legislative
health and human services committee; the co-chairs of the New
Mexico legislative council for distribution to the interim
committee dealing with courts, corrections and justice issues;
the director of the juvenile justice division of the children,
youth and families department; the executive director of the
American civil liberties union of New Mexico; the executive
director of the New Mexico association of counties; and the
executive director of the New Mexico municipal league.