New Mexico Prisoner's Civil Rights Complaint (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983) is a federal law that allows prisoners in the state of New Mexico to file a civil rights complaint against their jailers or prison officials. This law is designed to protect the civil rights of prisoners and enforce the protection of their constitutional rights, including the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, the right to due process, the right to be free from racial discrimination, and the right to be free from excessive force. There are two types of New Mexico Prisoner's Civil Rights Complaint (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983): a general civil rights claim, which is a broad claim of civil rights violations by a prison or jailer, and a specific civil rights claim, which focuses on a particular incident or violation of civil rights. In either case, the complaint must be filed in federal court and must include evidence to support the claims. If successful, the plaintiff can receive monetary damages and other forms of relief, such as an injunction against the prison or jailer.