After the ruling: what juvenile courts can order — and what actually exists
After a juvenile court ruling in New Mexico, outcomes depend less on law than on available services. Here’s what judges can order — and what actually exists.
Damien Willis
Damien Willis is founder and editor of Organ Mountain News. Previously, he was a lead reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News. From 2014 to 2017 he served as the newspaper's education reporter. He also worked for the District Attorney's office and LCPS.
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$4M federal grant funds new express bus service between Las Cruces and El Paso
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