IF YOU’RE APPLYING FOR A JOB IN NEW MEXICO … YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE CHECK A BOX ON THE APPLICATION IF YOU HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY. THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED SENATE BILL 96 AND GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM SIGNED IT INTO LAW IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS PEOPLE WHO WANT REHABILITATE THEMSELVES AFTER A STINT IN JAIL OR PRISON DESERVE THE RIGHT TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. THE MEASURE WAS CO-SPONSORED BY REPUBLICAN STATE REP ALONZO BALDONADO AND DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE BILL O’NEILL.
A SIMILAR POLICY IS ADOPTED BY 35 STATES AND MORE THAN 150 CITIES IN THE U-S.
