TWENTY ABSCONDERS FROM PAROLE OR PROBATION ARE NOW BACK BEFORE A JUDGE. THEY WERE ARRESTED THIS PAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN SEVERAL NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COMMUNITIES. CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON ALEX TOMLIN TELLS US PEOPLE ACTIVELY AVOIDING CONTACT WITH COURT-ORDERED SUPERVISORS IS A LARGE PROBLEM IN NEW MEXICO.
SHE SAYS THE STATE HAS 17-HUNDRED ABSCONDERS , WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN SLOWLY WORKING TO REDUCE IN NUMBER. THE COURTS WILL DECIDE IF THE ABSCONDERS WILL SPEND THE REST OF THEIR SUPERVISION IN JAIL OR PRISON.
