Camino Nuevo Correctional Center

The Camino Nuevo Correctional Center was a women's low-security pre-release prison for incarcerated New Mexico female felons. It was located on the grounds of the New Mexico Youth Diagnostic and Development Center, which houses the most violent youth incarcerated in the New Mexico Corrections Department, which is administered by the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD).

Camino Nuevo was administered by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for the New Mexico Corrections Department. It opened in July 2006, and closed at the end of April 2008 because of dwindling inmate populations.[1]

Barbara Wagner (AKA "The Crocodile" due to her stolid gaze and menacing grin, such as a crocodile's prior to lunging at its prey) was named warden of the facility in March 2006. She had previously served as warden of San Diego Correctional Facility since 2001. She also served as assistant warden of the facility. Wagner joined the company following a 30-year career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Her service with the BOP included 15 years at the warden or associate warden level, as well as regional and local roles.[2]

In February 2012 three former inmates of Camino Nuevo were awarded more than $3 million in damages by a federal jury, related to accusations of rape and negligent supervision on the part of CCA.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/300861nm04-16-08.htm
  2. ↑ CCA Facility Detail Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Lee, Morgan (14 March 2016). "New Mexico court says prison company can be liable for rapes". washingtontimes.com. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Washington Times. Retrieved 29 June 2016 – via Associated Press.
  5. ↑ Sandlin, Scott (16 February 2012). "Former Inmates Awarded Over $3M". abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

Coordinates: 35°07′15″N 106°37′55″W / 35.12085°N 106.63196°W / 35.12085; -106.63196

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