Guadalupe County Inmate Population
Guadalupe County is unusual because the best current official facility source does not confirm an operating county adult jail, while a New Mexico Corrections Department prison is located in Santa Rosa. The New Mexico Unified Jails Task Force report presented in November 2022 listed Guadalupe County as having no jail facility and having a state prison. A person arrested locally may be processed, released, transferred, or held through an arrangement not published as a county roster. A person serving a state sentence or held as a male parole violator at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility is searched through NMCD.
The county's small resident base also makes jail-rate numbers volatile. U.S. Census QuickFacts estimated 4,343 residents on July 1, 2025, down from 4,385 in 2024, 4,452 in the 2020 Census, and 4,687 in the 2010 Census. A change of a few detainees can move a local rate sharply, so local custody, GCCF prison counts, court filings, and federal or immigration custody should not be merged.
The official Census table for Guadalupe County, New Mexico is the resident-population source used for those rate comparisons.
Those resident totals do not say who is in custody, but they explain why local jail statistics must be read with care in a county this small.
Guadalupe County Population Stats
The headline numbers show the split clearly. The confirmed detention facility is Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, an NMCD state prison with a 600-bed capacity listed by GEO and a 2025 average daily population of 384 reported by NMCD. A separate current county jail capacity was not located. Vera rows show total_jail_pop of 0 for 2021 and 2022, while older Prisoners of the Census data listed 9 local jail prisoners on December 31, 2013.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County residents | 4,343 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
| Current county jail facility status | No jail facility listed | Unified Jails Task Force, 2022 |
| Local jail population | 0 | Vera county dataset, 2021 and 2022 rows |
| Historical local jail prisoners | 9 | Prisoners of the Census table, 12/31/2013 |
| GCCF average daily population | 384 | NMCD 2025 PREA Annual Report |
| GCCF bed capacity | 600 | GEO facility page |
| New Mexico incarceration rate | 647 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative New Mexico profile |
| New Mexico local jail bookings | At least 49,000 annually | Prison Policy Initiative New Mexico profile |
Guadalupe County Inmate Trends
Trend data points in Guadalupe County point in two directions. The local jail line is sparse and falls away in recent Vera data, matching the 2022 task-force statement that no jail facility was listed. The prison line is much larger because GCCF is a state facility. Prisoners of the Census listed 583 prisoners at the GEO-operated correctional facility in 2012 vintage data. NMCD PREA reports later listed 266 ADP in 2024 and 384 in 2025.
The Prisoners of the Census correctional population table places the historical county jail row and the GCCF prison row side by side.
The table helps explain why a raw head count inside county lines can be misleading unless county jail detainees are separated from state-prison prisoners.
| Year / Date | Population or Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Census | 4,687 residents | County resident base from Census QuickFacts |
| 12/31/2013 | 9 local jail prisoners | Historical local count, not current ADP |
| 2019 | 17 total_jail_pop | Vera row; use cautiously with later facility-status source |
| 2021 | 0 total_jail_pop | Vera county dataset |
| 2022 | 0 total_jail_pop | Vera county dataset and no-jail task-force finding |
| 2024 | 266 GCCF ADP | NMCD 2024 PREA Annual Report |
| 2025 | 384 GCCF ADP | NMCD 2025 PREA Annual Report |
Who Is Counted Locally
No official county jail demographic dashboard was found for Guadalupe County. The available sources support broad categories rather than a local breakdown by sex, race, charge level, or age. Local arrest records may involve pretrial detainees, people booked on warrants, people released after court review, or people transferred out. GCCF, by contrast, is described by NMCD as a Level 3 facility for male parole violators and sentenced state population.
- Recent local arrests: verify through the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office because no official online county roster was found.
- Sentenced state prisoners: search NMCD, especially when the person may be at GCCF or another New Mexico prison.
- Federal defendants: use BOP after commitment or U.S. Marshals District of New Mexico contacts while pretrial.
- Immigration custody: use ICE ODLS when the issue is ICE detention, not county or NMCD custody.
Guadalupe County Jail Capacity
Guadalupe County does not have a confirmed current county jail capacity in the official sources reviewed. The county website publishes the sheriff contact but not a detention center page, rated beds, pod layout, visitor schedule, or jail administrator contact. The reliable capacity number is for Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: GEO lists 600 beds, and NMCD PREA reporting lists ADP of 384 in 2025 and 266 in 2024.
No recent official county jail overcrowding order, consent decree, new jail construction plan, or local jail litigation was found. GCCF news and program items are facility context, not county jail population data.
Guadalupe County Custody Laws
New Mexico law explains why a custody search can involve several offices. IPRA creates a broad right to inspect public records, but it also allows redaction and exceptions. NMSA 33-3-1 addresses common jails, NMSA 33-3-4 requires inspections, and NMSA 33-3-13 covers local pretrial custody. NMSA 29-3A-4 covers qualifying expungement, and Rule 6-401 sets release-hearing timing.
Key Statutes:
NMSA 14-2-1 gives every person the right to inspect New Mexico public records unless an exception applies.
NMSA 14-2-1.1 protects personal identifiers and limits unredacted protected data on public websites.
NMSA 14-2-9 requires agencies to separate exempt material from nonexempt material when a record can be released in part.
NMSA 33-3-13 addresses local custody for people charged with crimes while awaiting indictment or trial.
NMSA 29-3-8 covers biometric identifying information collected at booking, including photographs.
Guadalupe County State Prison
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility is the major confirmed correctional population inside the county. NMCD says the prison was built in 1997, is Level 3, and houses male parole violators. GEO lists the facility as a 600-bed prison for NMCD. The facility address is 1039 Agua Negra Road, Santa Rosa, NM 88435, with mail routed to PO Box 520.
That facility should not be treated as the county jail. A newly arrested person in Guadalupe County will not appear in NMCD Offender Search just because the arrest happened in Santa Rosa. NMCD covers people incarcerated by NMCD or on probation/parole supervision, and county and city detention facilities are outside NMCD jurisdiction.
Search Guadalupe County Inmates
No official Guadalupe County online jail roster, current-inmate search, released-inmate report, booking report, or mugshot roster was located on the county website. Start with the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office for a recent arrest. Use a full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
Each system answers a different question. The sheriff can help verify a local arrest or routing. New Mexico Courts can show charges and hearings. NMCD can locate sentenced state prisoners and parole/probation records. BOP, USMS, ICE, and VINELink cover federal, immigration, and notification needs.
- Call the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office at (575) 472-3711 and ask whether the person was arrested locally and where custody was routed.
- Give the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date or time window, and arresting agency.
- If no local custody is confirmed, ask whether the person was released, transferred, held on a warrant, moved to another county, or sent to NMCD.
- Use New Mexico Case Lookup, Odyssey Public Access, or the Guadalupe County Magistrate Court docket for charges and hearing dates.
- Use NMCD Offender Search for sentenced state prisoners, parole violators, probation, or parole records.
- Use BOP or U.S. Marshals contacts for federal custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Guadalupe County Lookup Fields
Because no official county jail roster was found, there are no county search fields, refresh rules, profile pages, release-retention rules, or mugshot filters to document. NMCD publishes a statewide offender search for prison, probation, and parole records. A blank state result does not prove that a person was not just booked locally.
The NMCD Offender Search page is the correct lookup path for the state prison population at GCCF and other NMCD custody or supervision records.
Use the state locator after sentencing, parole-violation custody, or supervision is likely. Use the sheriff first for a same-day local arrest.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official county roster located | n/a | n/a | County site does not expose current public roster fields. |
| First Name | Text | First and/or last name | NMCD search field for prison, probation, or parole records. |
| Last Name | Text | First and/or last name | Use legal spelling; partial names may help. |
| NMCD Number | Text | Alternative to name | Best when the state corrections number is known. |
| Offender Status | Radio | Optional | Active, include inactive, or absconder-only options. |
| Age From / Age To | Number | Optional | Direct app validates adult age entries. |
| reCAPTCHA | Challenge | Yes | Required to submit the NMCD search. |
Past Guadalupe County Records
Released people may disappear from custody systems while court cases remain searchable. For a past local booking, ask the sheriff's office how to submit an IPRA request for the booking sheet, arrest report, booking photograph if maintained and releasable, release or transfer record, and public log entries. The county website did not publish a sheriff IPRA form or jail records fee page, so call first for the custodian and delivery method.
Court records are separate. New Mexico Case Lookup and Odyssey Public Access may show case number, court, filed charges, docket events, hearings, and disposition. For court-held records, use the New Mexico Courts IPRA form.
Guadalupe County Record Fields
No official Guadalupe County jail profile could be inspected because no public county roster was located. A requestable booking or jail record may still exist if the person was processed after arrest. Public access depends on the record type, status of the case, and redactions required by New Mexico law. Medical and mental-health information, protected personal identifiers, victim or witness details, and confidential law-enforcement material may be withheld or redacted.
| Field | What It May Show |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | Legal name, date of birth if releasable, and booking identifiers subject to redaction. |
| Booking date | Date and time of intake or arrest processing. |
| Arresting agency | Sheriff, police, state police, warrant agency, or other listed arresting body. |
| Charges or holds | Arrest allegations, warrant holds, detainers, or booked charges, which may differ from court charges. |
| Bond or release status | Whether bond, conditions, no-bond hold, release, or transfer information is available. |
| Booking photograph | Photo may be maintained as biometric identifying information, but no county mugshot gallery was found. |
Definition box: A booking is the intake event after arrest. A detainer is a hold or request from another agency. A remand is a court order returning a person to custody. NMCD is the state corrections department, not the county sheriff.
Jail vs State Prison
The most common lookup error in Guadalupe County is treating GCCF as if it were the county jail. A county jail question usually starts with a recent arrest, warrant, release condition, or pending local court case. A state prison question usually starts after sentencing, probation or parole supervision, or a parole-violation hold. The offices, search portals, record fields, and release contacts are different.
| County Jail / Local Custody | State Prison / NMCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is covered | Recent arrests, pretrial detainees, warrants, short local custody if held through a county arrangement | Sentenced state prisoners, male parole violators, probation, and parole records |
| Local status | No confirmed current county jail facility page or roster | Guadalupe County Correctional Facility is confirmed in Santa Rosa |
| Run by | Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office for local arrest records | New Mexico Corrections Department |
| Where to look | Call sheriff, check courts, file IPRA if needed | NMCD Offender Search and the GCCF facility contact |
| Address to avoid mixing up | 565 River Rd., #1, Santa Rosa | 1039 Agua Negra Road, Santa Rosa |
State Federal ICE Search
Use NMCD Offender Search for state prisoners and state supervision. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator after BOP commitment. Federal pretrial defendants may be routed through the U.S. Marshals District of New Mexico. Use ICE ODLS for immigration detention searches by A-number and country or by biographic data. VINELink may help with custody notification, but it is not a records request or court docket search.
Guadalupe County Facilities
The facility list has one confirmed detention facility in the current project map. The local sheriff's office is a records and arrest-contact point, but the research does not support creating a separate county jail facility page. No official BOP, ICE, U.S. Marshals, or Santa Rosa city detention facility was confirmed inside Guadalupe County.
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility - NMCD Level 3 state prison in Santa Rosa for male parole violators and sentenced state population; lookup runs through NMCD, not a county roster.
Guadalupe County FAQ
How big is the Guadalupe County inmate population?
The confirmed in-county prison count is larger than the current local jail count shown in the available sources. GCCF reported 384 ADP in NMCD's 2025 PREA annual report, while Vera rows show total_jail_pop of 0 for 2021 and 2022.
Is there a Guadalupe County jail roster?
No official online county jail roster, booking report, current-inmate search, or mugshot gallery was found. For a recent arrest, call the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office at (575) 472-3711 and ask where the person is held.
Does NMCD search recent county arrests?
No. NMCD states that county and city detention facilities are outside its jurisdiction. NMCD Offender Search is the right tool for state prison, probation, and parole records, including the prison population at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility.
Where are court charges found after arrest?
Use New Mexico Case Lookup, Odyssey Public Access, or the Guadalupe County Magistrate Court docket. Court records answer what prosecutors filed and what the court scheduled, not where a person is held that day.
Can a booking photo be requested?
Ask the sheriff's office whether a booking photograph exists and whether it can be released under IPRA. New Mexico law treats booking photographs as biometric identifying information for certain arrests, but IPRA redaction rules and case-specific limits still apply.