Camino Nuevo Correctional Center

The Camino Nuevo Correctional Center is a women's low-security pre-release prison for incarcerated New Mexico female felons. It is located on the grounds of the New Mexico Youth Diagnostic and Development Center, which houses the most violent youth incarcerated in the New Mexico juvenile justice system, which is administered by the [http://www.cyfd.org/ New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department] (CYFD).

Camino Nuevo is administered by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for the [http://corrections.state.nm.us/prisons/cncc.html State of New Mexico Corrections Department] .

The Camino Nuevo Correctional Center opened in July 2006. The prison provides a gender responsive environment with a continuum of programs and services, which are designed to expand the economic and social roles of women. An emphasis is placed on education, career counseling, traditional and non-traditional vocational training, life skills--including parenting and pre-release, as well as addressing the unique medical and mental health needs of women. [ [http://prisonplace.com/forums/p/685/696.aspx Prisonplace Description] ]

Barbara Wagner was named warden of Camino Nuevo Correctional Center in March 2006. She 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. [ [http://www.correctionscorp.com/facility_detailed.cfm?facid=182 CCA Facility Detail] ]

History

The Children, Youth and Families Department announced in October 2004 that it was closing Camino Nuevo, which was at the time a youth jail housing the most violent juvenile criminals in the State of New Mexico.

Performance Audits

The Camino Nuevo Correctional Center was recently audited by the American Correctional Association (ACA).

Corrections Corporation of America’s Camino Nuevo Correctional Center received a perfect score in an independent audit conducted by the American Correctional Association (ACA).

Following the two-day audit, the Center met expectations in every category, "receiving a 100 percent score for compliance" in 58 mandatory and 408 nonmandatory standards. The ACA audit team will now recommend the facility for accreditation, which will be voted on in early 2008.

“The score is a good reflection of the administration and staff,” said Ted Lempke with the ACA audit team. “I don’t recall any question being asked of the staff that they didn’t know the answer to. You could gauge the outcome [of our tests] just by that.” [ [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071128006120&newsLang=en Camino Nuevo Correctional Center Gets Highest Possible Marks in Independent Audit, Nov. 28 2007] ]

Footnotes

External References

* [http://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/179324metro05-26-04.htm Closure of Camino Youth Facility, May 26, 2004 Albuquerque Journal]
* [http://corrections.state.nm.us/prisons/cncc.html Camino Nuevo Correctional Center at the New Mexico Corrections Department]