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Committee advances substitute for SB165 to expand serious‑youthful‑offender definitions, lengthen commitments and fund community programs
Summary
Senate Judiciary moved a committee substitute for SB165 that expands the serious‑youthful‑offender category to include second‑degree murder and certain shootings causing great bodily harm, adjusts short‑ and long‑term commitment and supervised‑release periods, and increases grant opportunities and local panels for diversion programs; advocates warned the bill may expand incarceration without adequate community input.
Senators Brantley and Trujillo presented a committee substitute for SB165 aimed at updating New Mexico’s delinquency code, improving interventions for youth who commit serious offenses, and expanding community corrections funding.
Key changes in the substitute included: adding second‑degree murder and shootings from a vehicle or at an occupied dwelling that cause great bodily harm to the serious‑youthful‑offender category (limited to 15–17 year olds); adjusting short‑term and long‑term commitment maxima (short‑term: no more than 18 months; long‑term: no more than 30 months) and…
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