N.M. PRC Seeks More Comment on Attorney-Inmate Calls

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission reopened the record in its inmate calls proceeding (docket R.20-10-002) to seek comments on pleadings in a related court case. The agency granted a motion Wednesday by the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association to supplement the record with two pleadings from New Mexico v. Stephen Bailey (case D-202-CR-2021-00974) in New Mexico’s Second Judicial District Court. The PRC sought comments by Tuesday on the pleadings, which the defenders’ association said are relevant to recording attorney-client calls at jails and prisons. The PRC aims to amend inmate calling service rules by year-end (see 2210270038).