New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility Family & Friends Information

New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility Inmate Mail Guidelines

PERSONAL MAIL

Postcards
The New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.

Envelopes
The New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.

Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope. 

When sending mail to an inmate, use the inmate’s legal name and NMCD number

All personal mail for inmates at the state run facilities should be addressed to the following for processing:

Inmate name and NMCD #
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center - NMCD
PO BOX 25397
Tampa, FL 33622


Lea County Correctional Facility and Otero County Prison Facility, the two privately operated facilities, will continue to accept personal mail. 

Items that are impossible to inspect without destruction will be returned to sender such as glued items, greeting cards. 

Privileged mail (legal mail) must come from the following persons: licensed attorney, judges and clerks of any federal, state or local court and must have official markings on the outside of the envelope and will be opened in the presence of the inmate and checked for contraband. 



Legal Mail

All legal mail, cashier's checks and money orders will still be sent to the applicable facility address.

State-operated prison facility mailing addresses (For legal mail and money orders ONLY)

Central New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Drawer 1328
1525 Morris Road,
Los Lunas, New Mexico 87031-1328


Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
1039 Agua Negra Road
Santa Rosa, New Mexico 88435


Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility
185 Dr. Michael Jenkins Road
Clayton, New Mexico 88415


Penitentiary of New Mexico
P.O. Box 1059
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1059


Roswell Correctional Center
578 W. Chickasaw Road
Hagerman, New Mexico 88232


Springer Correctional Center
P.O. Box 10
Springer, New Mexico 87747


Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 639
1983 Joe R. Silva Boulevard
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004-0639


Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Drawer 250
Grants, New Mexico 87020


Privately-operated prison facility mailing addresses (For all personal mail, legal mail and money orders)

Lea County Correctional Facility
6900 West Millen
Hobbs, New Mexico 88244


Otero County Prison Facility
10 McGregor Range Road
Chaparral NM 88081



Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.

Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.

Books
The New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as AmazonBarnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility standards will be disposed of. 
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.

All magazines, newspapers and books will still be sent to the applicable facility address.

State-operated prison facility mailing addresses (For legal mail and money orders ONLY)

Central New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Drawer 1328
1525 Morris Road,
Los Lunas, New Mexico 87031-1328


Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
1039 Agua Negra Road
Santa Rosa, New Mexico 88435


Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility
185 Dr. Michael Jenkins Road
Clayton, New Mexico 88415


Penitentiary of New Mexico
P.O. Box 1059
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1059


Roswell Correctional Center
578 W. Chickasaw Road
Hagerman, New Mexico 88232


Springer Correctional Center
P.O. Box 10
Springer, New Mexico 87747


Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 639
1983 Joe R. Silva Boulevard
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004-0639


Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Drawer 250
Grants, New Mexico 87020


Privately-operated prison facility mailing addresses (For all personal mail, legal mail and money orders)

Lea County Correctional Facility
6900 West Millen
Hobbs, New Mexico 88244


Otero County Prison Facility
10 McGregor Range Road
Chaparral NM 88081