Otero County NM Detention Center is located in the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico which has a population of 30,403 (as of 2015) residents. This prison has a capacity of 208 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Otero County NM Detention Center began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1998 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 237 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Director Dan Stump and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Otero County NM Detention Center, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Otero County NM Detention Center Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

575-437-6420

Fax Number for Otero County NM Detention Center is:

575-443-2946

Email Address for this Facility:

[email protected]

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Otero County NM Detention Center
1958 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Alamogordo, NM 88310

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Otero County NM Detention Center:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Otero County NM Detention Center
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
1958 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Alamogordo, NM 88310

Send Money to an Inmate at Otero County NM Detention Center

Visitation Information for Otero County NM Detention Center

Visitation Hours for Otero County NM Detention Center:

VISITING DAYS AND HOURS FOR ADULT INMATES: Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. You must be signed in before 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday visitation is from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. You must be signed in before 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Visits on Tuesday will remain 15 minutes, but on Saturdays it will be 20 minute visits. Inmates are brought out only one (1) time to visit each visiting day regardless of how many visitors are present. Cell phones are not permitted in the facility; they are to be secured in your vehicle.