ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center announced an inmate died Saturday following a medical emergency. Officials identified the deceased individual as 44 ...

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The county is looking to hire corrections officers and corrections technicians to work at the Metropolitan Detention Center. They are hosting a hiring event on ...

Elizabeth Ortiz-Chavez now faces up to 18 years in prison for the 2022 murder she initially blamed on her son.

This article has been updated to correct information related to Bernalillo County and the Metropolitan Detention Center’s policies tied to immigration and status. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As President ...

An inmate died after having a medical emergency at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County on Saturday. According to MDC, inmate Violet Denetso reported having severe stomach pain.

Officials say a woman died at an Albuquerque hospital last weekend after falling ill while behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center. An attorney told the Journal that other inmates said ...

A woman whose baby died after she gave birth in the Albuquerque jail has sued Bernalillo County and the medical staff at its Metropolitan Detention Center, saying they ignored her pleas for help ...

MDC says around 7 a.m. Saturday, Denetso reported severe stomach pain and a medical code was called. MDC staff and the University of New Mexico Hospital medical team responded and Denetso was ...

31—Officials say a woman died at an Albuquerque hospital last weekend after falling ill while behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention ... Standards and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office ...

A bill that would empower state cannabis regulators to crack down on criminal pot operations in New Mexico is on the table this legislative session, three years after recreational sales became ...