# Prisons and Jails in New Mexico: All 45 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps > New Mexico has 45 prisons and jails (0.9% of the US), #35 by count and #19 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/prisons-jails/new-mexico [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← New Mexico in the data room](/data/new-mexico)[← Full 50-state ranking](/rankings/prisons-jails) # Prisons and Jails in New Mexico New Mexico has **45 prisons and jails**: 0.9% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#35 by count** and **#19 per person** (2.11 per 100,000 residents) of 51. ## Key takeaways * New Mexico has 45 prisons and jails, 0.9% of the US total of 4,960. * That ranks #35 of 51 by count and #19 per person (2.11 per 100,000 residents). * Texas has the most, with 449. * By type: 13 state prisons, 26 county jails, 1 federal. * Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. #19 national rank (per capita) 45 prisons and jails 2.11 per 100k residents ## The data Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse [New Mexico: 45 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/new-mexico.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv) ## Put this map on your website — free Local blogs, news sites, parks pages: embed the live interactive map with one snippet. Attribution stays on, that's the whole deal. `` ## All 45 prisons and jails in New Mexico | # | Name | Details | | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | 1 | Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center | County · Albuquerque | | 2 | Catron County Detention Center | County · Reserve | | 3 | Central Nm Correctional Facility / Main / Level II Unit | State · Los Lunas | | 4 | Central Nm Correctional Facility, Level I Unit | State · Los Lunas | | 5 | Chaves County Adult Detention Center | County · Roswell | | 6 | Cibola County Correctional Center | Multi-agency · Milan | | 7 | Colfax County Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center | County · Raton | | 8 | Curry County Adult Detention Center | County · Clovis | | 9 | Debaca County Jail | County · Fort Sumner | | 10 | Doña Ana County Detention Center | County · Las Cruces | | 11 | Eddy County Detention Center | County · Carlsbad | | 12 | Guadalupe County Correctional Facility | State · Santa Rosa | | 13 | Hidalgo County Detention Center | County · Lordsburg | | 14 | Lea County Correctional Facility | Multi-agency · Hobbs | | 15 | Lea County Detention Center | County · Lovington | | 16 | Lincoln County Detention Center | County · Carrizozo | | 17 | Los Alamos Police Department Detention Center | County · Los Alamos | | 18 | Luna County Detention Center | County · Deming | | 19 | Mckinley County Adult Detention Center | County · Gallup | | 20 | New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute - Forensic Division | State · Las Vegas | | 21 | Northeast New Mexico Detention Facility | Multi-agency · Clayton | | 22 | Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center | State · Grants | | 23 | Otero County Detention Center | County · Alamogordo | | 24 | Otero County Prison Facility | Multi-agency · Chaparral | | 25 | Otero County Processing Center | Federal · Chaparral | | 26 | Penitentiary of New Mexico, Level II Unit | State · Santa Fe | | 27 | Penitentiary of New Mexico, Level V Unit | State · Santa Fe | | 28 | Penitentiary of New Mexico, Level VI Unit | State · Santa Fe | | 29 | Quay County Detention Center | County · Tucumcari | | 30 | Rio Arriba County Adult Detention Facility | County · Tierra Amarilla | | 31 | Roosevelt County Detention Center | County · Portales | | 32 | Roswell Correctional Center | State · Hagerman | | 33 | San Juan County Adult Detention Center | County · Farmington | | 34 | San Miguel County Detention Center | County · Las Vegas | | 35 | Sandoval County Detention Center | County · Bernalillo | | 36 | Santa Fe County Adult Correctional Facility | County · Santa Fe | | 37 | Sierra County Detention Facility | County · Truth Or Consequences | | 38 | Socorro County Detention Center | County · Socorro | | 39 | Southern Nm Correctional Facility, Level II Unit | State · Las Cruces | | 40 | Southern Nm Correctional Facility, Level III Unit | State · Las Cruces | | 41 | Springer Correctional Center | State · Springer | | 42 | Taos County Adult Detention Center | County · Taos | | 43 | Torrance County Detention Facility | Multi-agency · Estancia | | 44 | Valencia County Adult Detention Center | County · Los Lunas | | 45 | Western Nm Correctional Facility | State · Grants | Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV. ## Cite this "New Mexico has 45 prisons and jails, #35 in the US by count and #19 per person (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025, mapped by InstaMaps)." Free to quote with a link to this page. Population: US Census 2024 estimates.