Lea County Detention Center

County Jail

Last Updated: April 11, 2023
Address
1401 S Commercial St, Lovington, NM 88260
Beds
432
County
Lea
Phone
575-396-8694
Fax
575-396-5361
Email
RQuintana@leacounty.net

Lea Co Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Lea County Detention Center

You can support your loved ones at Lea Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 575-396-8694.

The Lea Co Jail is a low/medium-security detention center located at 1401 S Commercial St Lovington, NM which is operated locally by the Lea County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Lea County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Lovington Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for New Mexico here.

The Lea County Detention Center is a 432–bed county jail facility which houses both adult and juvenile offenders of both genders. The average daily population is 300 adult inmates and 10 juvenile inmates. Of that average over 90 are adult federal inmates.

Inmate Rules And Regulations - This building is designed to house 400 adult inmates and 32 juvenile inmates with the appropriate infrastructure to increase adult housing to 500. There is a combination of direct and indirect supervision pods with a strong emphasis on programming. The design also included a borrowed light concept which uses natural light to flood dayrooms and deliver filtered light to cells and other locations in the building. This design uses the common-sense notion that abundant natural light is essential for modern jail operations. Another design concept in the new building is an exterior mechanical chase which allows maintenance staff to maintain mechanical systems through exterior access without entering inmate areas. This also serves as a second perimeter wall which increases the security of the Detention Center. The double outside walls also provide for a positive economic effect on the heating and cooling systems.

The medical unit contains an outpatient clinic and eight inpatient beds. The medical staff is on duty around the clock.

Inmate Locator

Lea County Detention Center publishes the names of the inmates currently in their facility in New Mexico. Your search should start with this locator first to see if your loved one is there.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content to access and utilize any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Lea County Detention Center - Visitation

ADULT SCHEDULE - 2 visits Per week On-Site Unlimited number of visits from home. Visits can be scheduled online and on the video visit terminals. Anywhere Visitation and On-Site visitation

Everyday

  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Trustees have face to face Thursdays only. Video visit for Trustees cannot be scheduled during the following hours. Please find out the schedule from the person you are wanting to visit if they are a trustee.

Morning

  • 3:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Evening

  • 12:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Work Detail Trustee Schedule
Monday-Friday

  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 pm

Laundry Trustee

  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Floor Trustee
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday- Friday

  • 8:00 PM - 5:00 AM

VIDEO VISIT RULES AND GUIDELINES - GENERAL RULES REMOTE VISITS FRIENDS AND FAMILY

  • Participation in video-visitation is a privilege, not a right. Both visitor and inmate are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate fashion at all times during a video visit.
  • Lea County Detention Center reserves the right to deny, cancel or terminate a video visit prior to or during a video session based on visitor or resident inmate misconduct. Lea County Detention Center also reserves the right to restrict a visitor from participating in all future use of the system.
  • All family member/friend video visits are recorded and subject to electronic monitoring by Lea County Detention Center personnel. Your use of this video visitation system constitutes consent to this recording and monitoring.
  • Tight-fitting or provocative clothing is prohibited.

GENERAL RULES ONSITE VISITS - Participation in visitation is a privilege, not a right. Both visitor and inmate are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate fashion at all times during a visit.

  • Lea County Detention Center reserves the right to cancel a visit prior to or during a session based upon visitor or resident inmate misconduct.
  • Lea County Detention Center also reserves the right to restrict visitor from participating in all future visits.
  • All visits are recorded and subject to electronic monitoring by Lea County Detention Center personnel. Your participation in visitation constitutes consent to this recording and monitoring.
  • Tight-fitting or provocative clothing is prohibited

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