Data showed the 3.1 magnitude quake struck near Veguita at 7:04 a.m. The census-designated place is located north of Socorro and south of Belen. Earthquakes are not uncommon in New Mexico. Given the ...

SOCORRO, N.M. – A man was awarded a $2 million settlement in federal court because of how he was treated inside the Socorro County Detention Center. Jessie Chavez suffers from severe mental illness.

SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A former inmate is getting a multi-million-dollar payout after he said he was held in a New Mexico county jail cell for days without food and water. Jessie Chavez’s ...

In May of 2025 NMPRC voted unanimously on appointing co-Hearing examiners Ryan and Barrett to consider mechanisms for ...

SOCORRO, New Mexico (KOAT) — Socorro County Detention Center is being accused of abusing an inmate who was held in solitary confinement. Steven Allen, director of the New Mexico Prison and Jail ...