Lawsuit targets Bernalillo County and its handling of public records

Written By Celia Ffrench

By Julian Paras, KOAT Action News , July 26, 2024

The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government filed this as their first-ever lawsuit — and believes the county has been withholding public information.

"Don't we want to know that everybody is being treated equally? Don't we know if there are bad apples that they can be found and rooted out?"

FOG says The Albuquerque Journal tried to request multiple records — but was denied. The Journal was looking into the death of an inmate at MDC. The inmate's estate accused a former jailer of using excessive force, resulting in death.

Celia Ffrench
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