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Roosevelt 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.
The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.
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
When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Roosevelt County Detention Center so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.
The Roosevelt Co Jail is a detention center located at 1700 N Boston Ave Portales, NM which is operated locally by the Roosevelt 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. Roosevelt County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Portales 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 Roosevelt County Detention Center is a full-service county operated facility. Court commitments are held by the facility for no more than 364 days, as well as those persons alleged to have committed a crime and are unable to secure bond or other forms of release. Our facility serves all law enforcement agencies and courts having jurisdiction.
Detainee Correspondence mailed to or received from the courts, counsel, officials at the detention center, administrators of grievance system, members of the probation/parole department , protection and advocacy, and public officials. All legal/privileged correspondence will be mailed via the US Post Office.
OUTGOING MAIL All outgoing mail will have a proper return address. Outgoing mail must be addressed and stamped with proper postage. The only mail that may be sent without postage is mail being sent to a Judge or Public Defender. Outgoing mail must contain your name and the facility’s address. Mail will be collected by the detention officers and will be placed in the appropriate location.
INCOMING MAIL
Mail will be delivered to the facility by the U.S. Postal Service. All mail will first be checked to determine if the detainee is in custody. If not, the letter shall be returned, unopened, to the sender. If the detainee is in custody, the mail will be inspected provided that it is not legal/privileged mail.
To ensure that the maintenance of important ties with families, friends, attorneys, and the community, detainees of the Roosevelt County Detention Center are allowed to send or receive an unlimited amount of mail, provided they have sufficient funds for postage. Stamps, envelopes and paper may be purchased through the commissary. For indigent detainees, one stamped envelopes and two pieces of writing paper are provided each week, in order to maintain community ties and send legal correspondence.
Detainees are not permitted to send or receive mail from other inmates confined in this or other facilities. Packages addressed to detainees and delivered to the Detention Center by the Post Office, UPS, or another delivery service will not be accepted.
Pornographic and sexually explicit publications and photos are not allowed into the facility. Publications or pictures that encourage or show containers of alcohol or drug use are prohibited. Publications explaining/depicting the use of weapons and/or explosive devices are prohibited.
Mail received without the sender’s full name and return address will be rejected. Envelopes that contain any type of drawings, stickers, additional writing (SWAK, XOXO, write back soon) or other writing that is not part of the sender’s name and address or the detainee’s address will be returned.
Greeting cards, oversized envelopes and packages will be returned. Envelopes soaked with cologne or perfume will be returned. Envelopes that have any type of make-up or lipstick will be returned. Gang-related publications, symbols or drawings are prohibited.
Mail containing cash, stamps, blank envelopes or checks will be returned.
Money can be put on a detainees' account by using the kiosk in the lobby of the detention center.
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
All detainees will be held responsible for the content of the outgoing mail. Violations may result in disciplinary action. Violation of postal laws may result in referral to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
Outgoing Privileged/Legal mail will not be opened, inspected or censored.
Outgoing Privileged/Legal mail may be held for a reasonable amount of time not to exceed 24 hours to allow verification of the privileged status of the addressee.
Incoming and outgoing letters are held for more than 24 hours and packages are held for not more than eight (8) hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
Detainee Phone Service - Phone services are offered through Securus Correctional Billing Services. Contact them to open a new account or if you have questions about an existing account or about the inmate telephone service at this facility. Online at securustech.net or by phone 800-844-6591. If your calls are more than $1.50 per 15-minutes, click here to get the discount
To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in New Mexico. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Roosevelt County Detention Center.
The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.
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.
Visitors will need to show up at the designated time with a valid driver’s license in hand. Minors will need to be accompanied by a guardian with a birth certificate. Visits will be on a first-come-first-served basis. If the visitation booths are filled, the next group will have to wait until the visits are completed. Any special visits including outside of the set time frame and extended visits must be approved by the case manager. Attorney visits are allowed at any time with proper clearance and no cell phones.
