Adult Prisons :: New Mexico Corrections Department

The Adult Prisons Division is the largest division within the New Mexico Corrections Department, incarcerating approximately 6,300 inmates in six state-owned and operated prisons and four privately operated facilities. Nine of the ten facilities house male inmates. All female offenders are housed in one facility.

The Adult Prisons Division oversees the Health Services Bureau, which includes medical and mental health. The Classification Bureau, Records Bureau, Security Threat Intelligence Unit, Prison Rape Elimination Act Coordinator, Safety Coordinator/Food Service, Internal Audits & Standards Compliance Bureau and Emergency Preparedness are also part of the division.

All New Mexico Corrections Department prisons are either accredited or in the process of becoming accredited by the American Correctional Association.

The average cost to incarcerate a New Mexico Corrections Department inmate is $33,000, per inmate, per year.