N.M. Const. art. XX, § 15
- Constitution
- Constitution of New Mexico
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
[Penitentiary to be reformatory and industrial school; labor by inmates.] The penitentiary is a reformatory and an industrial school, and all persons confined therein shall, so far as consistent with discipline and the public interest, be employed in some beneficial industry; and where a convict has a dependent family, his net earnings shall be paid to said family if necessary for their support.
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