Second Chance leaves city building

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The building that housed the controversial Second Chance drug rehabilitation center is now empty.

On Saturday, Second Chance officials packed up and moved out of the building, a week ahead of a city imposed deadline.

Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez ordered the group to leave, saying Second Chance violated conditions of their lease by housing offenders who had been convicted of violent crimes and making unauthorized changes to the building.

Chief Public Safety Director Pete Dinelli ordered officers to go there Saturday to make sure the building wasn't left unsecured.

When officers arrived, they noticed that the building was still secure because a security officer was on duty.

There's no word on where the Second Chance program is moving, but the last inmate left Saturday.

News 13 has been told that Second Chance officials are actively looking for another location to continue the program.