Guadalupe Facility Role
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, often shortened to GCCF, is the confirmed detention facility physically located in Guadalupe County. It is a state-prison facility used by the New Mexico Corrections Department. NMCD lists the prison in Santa Rosa as a Level 3 facility that houses male parole violators and provides educational and reprogramming opportunities. The facility is not a confirmed current county jail, and it is not searched through a county booking roster.
GEO's facility profile for Guadalupe County Correctional Facility describes a company-owned facility leased for NMCD use, with a 600-bed capacity and medium-security design features. The research also identifies NMCD leaders for the prison: Warden Matt Montoya and Deputy Warden Luis Lopez. Those names matter for facility context, but inmate status, transfers, visiting eligibility, and release information must still be verified through NMCD and the institution because state prisoners can move.
The NMCD facility page is the best official source for the prison's current contact identity. It distinguishes GCCF from the local sheriff's office at River Road, which is the local arrest-records contact for Guadalupe County. Mixing those two addresses can send visitors to the wrong place.
GCCF Capacity and Population
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility is large compared with the county's unconfirmed local jail footprint. GEO lists 600 beds. NMCD PREA reporting gives a 2025 average daily population of 384 for GCCF, after a 2024 average daily population of 266. Older correctional-population research also listed a Census-vintage facility count of 583, but the PREA annual reports are the better current prison-population figures for this state facility.
On its GCCF page, NMCD presents the prison as part of its adult-prisons network and identifies the Santa Rosa location and visitation request email.
The NMCD page is the source to check when confirming that GCCF is a state prison rather than a county jail facility.
Guadalupe Facility Inmate Lookup
Use NMCD Offender Search for people incarcerated at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility or under New Mexico probation or parole supervision. NMCD says county and city detention facilities are outside its jurisdiction, so the state search should not be used to locate a person booked yesterday into a local jail process. For GCCF, it is the right starting point because GCCF is a state prison.
- Open NMCD Offender Search and choose a name search or number search.
- Enter the first and/or last name, or use the NMCD number if it is known.
- Review status and location fields carefully. Prison records update on a schedule, and movement can occur.
- Contact GCCF or the relevant probation/parole office to verify location, visit eligibility, or legal status before travel.
The NMCD offender search instructions explain that prison information is updated nightly, probation and parole information is updated in real time, and county or city detention is not covered by NMCD.
That scope warning is why GCCF lookup belongs in the state locator, while recent Guadalupe County arrest questions still start with the sheriff and court systems.
GCCF Address and Contact
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility has a physical prison address, a mailing address, and two phone numbers found in official and operator sources. Use the physical address for location and the mailing address for mail. Call ahead before visiting or sending property because NMCD rules control entry, mail, visits, and inmate funds.
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
1039 Agua Negra Road
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Mailing: PO Box 520, Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472-1002
GEO page also lists (575) 472-1001.
This facility should not be confused with the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office at 565 River Rd., #1. The sheriff's office is the local arrest-records contact, while GCCF is the NMCD state-prison facility near Santa Rosa.
Guadalupe Facility Visitation
GCCF visits follow NMCD visitation rules, not a county jail visiting schedule. In-person visit requests go to GCCF.Visitation@cd.nm.gov. Research found a Friday general-population schedule with one visit per week scheduled per inmate. NMCD policy requires visitor approval, valid picture ID, security screening, and compliance with dress-code and conduct rules. Minor visitors must be identified and accompanied by an appropriate adult unless another qualifying status applies.
| Item | GCCF / NMCD Detail |
|---|---|
| Request channel | GCCF.Visitation@cd.nm.gov |
| Friday GP morning | 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. |
| Friday GP afternoon | 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
| Frequency | One scheduled visit per week per inmate. |
| Application | NMCD Visitor Application for Visiting Privileges, with renewal required under NMCD policy. |
| Entry | Valid picture ID, registration, search procedures, and facility security rules apply. |
The NMCD visitation hub links families to statewide rules and forms used by facilities such as GCCF.
Use the statewide visitation page for rules, then use the GCCF email address to request the specific Santa Rosa visit window.
GCCF Mail and Money
NMCD correspondence policy applies to mail at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility. Legal or privileged mail may be opened for contraband inspection and is generally handled in the inmate's presence. Non-legal mail and packages may be opened, inspected, read, rejected, or limited for institutional safety. Research found no county-jail mail rule because GCCF is not a county jail. Use NMCD policy and the facility address instead.
| Service | Provider or Rule |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Inmate name and NMCD number, Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, PO Box 520, Santa Rosa, NM 88435. |
| Legal mail | Handled under NMCD privileged-mail rules and inspected for contraband. |
| Non-legal mail | Opened and inspected; security restrictions and rejection rules apply. |
| Money orders | Approved visitors may send money orders to facilities with the inmate full name and NMCD number. |
| Cash or personal checks | Not accepted under the researched NMCD mail and trust-account rules. |
| Packages | Quarterly package ordering may use NMCD-approved Union Supply Direct options where available. |
Books, magazines, photographs, stationery, stamps, stickers, perfumed paper, cash, and other items have restrictions. Confirm any item before mailing it. A rejected package can delay contact and may be returned or handled under facility policy.
GCCF Admission and Classification
Admission at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility is a prison classification issue, not street-arrest booking. A person usually reaches NMCD custody after conviction, sentencing, parole action, or a state supervision process. NMCD classification then determines institution, custody level, program needs, security limits, and movement. The facility's Level 3 status and parole-violator population are central to how the prison is used.
Research from the PREA audit describes detailed housing capacity within GCCF, including restrictive housing, general-population beds, parole-violator housing, and additional housing units. GEO describes a double-fenced perimeter, microwave intrusion detection, 24-hour vehicle patrol, administration and visitation areas, an education and library complex, kitchen, laundry, dining, industries, intake and release, medical, gym, family visitation units, fire substation, and maintenance areas. Those physical-plant details show why the prison is not interchangeable with a small county jail counter.
For a person recently arrested in Guadalupe County, first verify whether the person is still in the local arrest path. Once the person is committed to NMCD, the better lookup is the NMCD offender record, not the local jail records page.
GCCF Programs and Conditions
NMCD says GCCF offers educational and other reprogramming opportunities. GEO's facility description adds an education and library complex, industries space, gymnasium, medical and intake areas, and family visitation units. GEO also states that the facility received ACA accreditation in 2023 with a 100% score and that the medical unit was accredited by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. These are facility-specific claims from the operator, so they should be read as source-attributed details rather than county jail facts.
The GEO GCCF page is the source for the 600-bed capacity, lease/operator description, and facility layout summary.
The GEO source is useful for physical plant and capacity, while NMCD remains the public agency source for offender search, visitation, and state corrections records.
Recent research also found local condition and community context. An April 2024 New Mexico Economic Development Department item said GCCF assembled more than 100 bicycles for Santa Rosa Middle School students. April 2026 major-news coverage reported a sewage overflow from GCCF into the Pecos River area, with local and environmental response. Those reports are not inmate lookup tools, but they explain why families may want to confirm visit status and facility operations before travel.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and the current schedule with GCCF before traveling to Santa Rosa.