Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center Inmate Search - Inmate Lookup (2024)

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How do I look up an inmate in New Mexico? ›

Records on offenders in county jails across New Mexico may be obtained at the county sheriff's office in the county of conviction. The NMCD also has an online platform where interested persons may retrieve information on inmates in the state.

Almost everyone who is released from MDC comes to the reentry center in downtown Albuquerque, located in the same building as the prisoner transport unit where people are booked into jail. A small percentage of people go straight to a hospital or have family pick them up from the jail, Spain said.

A: The Metropolitan Detention Center opened in 2003. It was jointly managed by the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County until 2006, and fully managed by Bernalillo County from 2006 to present.

Often the consulate will only provide information about a detained person to an immediate family member of theirs, such as a parent, sibling, spouse, or child. You will need their full name and birth date. The consulates of Mexico have a nationwide 24-hour hotline. To call from within the US dial 855-463-6395.

Look up state and local prison records

For state and local prison records, contact the state's department of corrections.

Restricted Housing Units (RHU) are specialized programming units with established placement criteria designated for inmates not suited for housing in the General Population (GP). RHU include Enhanced Outpatient Program RHU, Correctional Clinical Case Management System RHU, and General Population RHU.

Group D – inmates in special housing units who are not assigned to either a full-time or half-time work/training program (ASU, SHU, PSU)

Shuttle or transportation services – Some correctional facilities or community organizations offer shuttle services or transportation assistance for recently released inmates. These services may provide transportation to designated locations, such as transit centers or social service agencies.

Los Angeles Prison houses approximately 630 inmates.

Centered around the plaza, Albuquerque's Old Town comprises about ten blocks of historic adobe buildings. On the north side of the plaza is the San Felipe de Neri Church, the oldest building in the city, built in 1793.

Who is Albuquerque city named after? ›

Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as an outpost as La Villa de Alburquerque by Francisco Cuervo y Valdés in the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The settlement was named after the original town of Viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th duke of Alburquerque, who was from Alburquerque, Badajoz.

THE RHU, or restricted housing unit, is a separate location within a prison or a jail that houses residents^* whom prison staff feel need additional control or punishment or who require private and separate housing for a variety of reasons, including safety.

Warden Steven Kai Smith was announced as the new warden at the end of April.

A Precision Air Conditioning (PAC) system is one designed for cooling datacentre and server room environments rather than one designed for general building (homes, commercial offices and retail).

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2020, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of New Mexico correctional authorities was 5,500 located in 7 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 4,048 employees and a budget of $324,177,500.

To access the search: Visit the Valencia County Sheriff's Office website. Click on the "Inmate Search" link under the "Services" tab. Enter the offender's first and last name in the provided fields.

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