About New Mexico's Correctional System
New Mexico manages its correctional system through the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD), operating facilities including the Penitentiary of New Mexico, Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, and the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility.
If you are searching for a New Mexico inmate, use the state's official search portal at
this link.
For federal inmates, use the
Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Visitors to New Mexico facilities must be on an approved visitation list. Contact the
facility directly using the phone numbers listed below to confirm current visitation
schedules, as these may change without notice.
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 575-824-0440 between the hours of 8a.m. and 5p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 575-824-0440 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.