Marcantel
ALBUQUERQUE – The top corrections official for New Mexico plans to resign at the end of the month, bringing to an end nearly five years at the helm of the state’s troubled prison system that the governor says led to widespread reform within the department but critics indicate was marked by turmoil in recent months.
The retirement announcement comes amid an especially tumultuous year for the department that included the high-profile escape of a convicted murderer and another violent felon from the back of a prison van in March.
Marcantel, 56, said he is leaving his job to spend more time with his ailing mother.
