Guadalupe County Correctional Facility

Guadalupe County Correctional Facility is a privately-owned prison for male inmates that is located near Santa Rosa, New Mexico. This facility has a population of approximately 600 inmates and is operated by The GEO Group.

The Guadalupe County Correctional Facility (GCCF) is a 191,400 square-foot private prison located on 440 acres. The Level III /Level IV-designated facility is owned by Correctional Properties Trust.

The facility consists of an administration/visitation building, education and library complex, kitchen, laundry and dining building, industries building, medical building, a gymnasium, and family visitation units. 

Construction on the facility began in 1997, and the facility received its first inmates in January 1999. The mission of the facility is: To maintain a level of security such that the public safety is maintained as well as the safety of its employees and inmates. A system of order shall be initiated and perpetuated in such a manner as to produce an atmosphere conducive to efficient work, programming activities and services for all, and an environment that provides for the rehabilitation of all inmates.

The Guadalupe County Correctional Facility comprises one main building, in which are located the administrative, medical, and program areas and the housing units. The building also houses the intake area, the main control center, supply/warehouse, laundry, kitchen, food service, a staff dining hall, visitation, commissary, security, restrictive housing, county and four vocational workshops.

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Visiting Hours and Rules

Effective immediately, all visitation is suspended at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility through the end of April 2020.

This includes the suspension of contact, non-contact, and attorney visits in all prison facilities.

For questions regarding NMCD’s response to COVID-19, please contact Public Information Officer Eric Harrison at 505-382-3541 or email [email protected].

For information regarding NMCD’s response to COVID-19, click here https://cd.nm.gov/covid-19-updates

Visitation Hours after April 30, 2020
Visitation Hours are from 8:30am – 3:30pm, but the days are divided up between housing units. For a detailed schedule, click here.
In order to visit an inmate, you must be on the approved visitation list.

General Information

An Inmate may be limited to three visitors (six years of age and older) and limited to three children (five years of age or younger) at any one time if space permits. The length of the visit may be limited only by the visit schedule and space availability. 

Visitors are authorized to enter visiting areas with a combined total of $30.00 in loose change for use in vending machines. Visitors with infants will be permitted to enter with or have access to: 

  • two plastic bottles or a sip-cup
  • three diapers
  • a blanket
  • baby wipes
  • factory-sealed baby food 
  • one plastic baby spoon
  • a pacifier
  • baby carrier

For a complete list of rules, click here.

Dress Code

All visitors must be appropriately attired in accordance with policy before entering any New Mexico Correctional Facility. Visitors are subject to denial of visiting privilege for that day if their attire is not in accordance with this policy.

Female Visitors:

Dresses, skirts, or pants must be worn. Skirts or dresses with a slit higher than mid-thigh or that hit more than three inches above the knee are not acceptable.

  • No shorts, cut-offs or beach-type shorts 
  • Sweat clothes or athletic (warm-up) clothes may be worn, with the exception of shorts
  • Skintight clothing or spandex is not permitted
  • Undergarments must be worn, including brassieres, but must not be visible through outer clothing
  • Tank top blouses, spaghetti straps, tube tops, halter-tops, or spandex or spandex-like pants are not acceptable, nor is any type of see-through clothing
  • Clothing must not be see-through, expose cleavage, the midriff, shoulders or any part of the breast or upper thigh
  • No hats, scarves, bandanas, or other types of headbands will be brought into the institution or permitted in the Visiting Room
  • No bathing suits will be worn as an outer garment
  • Footwear must be worn at all times. Beach type thongs, flip-flops, slippers, and steel-toed boots or shoes are not permitted. Open toed shoes are allowed

Male Visitors: 

Trousers and a shirt with sleeves must be worn at all times. Plain white undershirts or muscle, "A" shirts are not allowed when used as an outer garment. Restricted clothing colors will depend on the facility inmate uniform code.

  • Shorts, beach-type shorts, or cut-offs will not be worn
  • Tank-Tops are not allowed
  • Undergarments shall be worn, but not visible through outer clothing
  • Footwear must be worn at all times. Beach type thongs, flip-flops slippers, and steel-toed boots or shoes are not permitted. Open toed shoes are allowed
  • No hats, scarves, bandanas or other types of headbands will be brought into the institution or worn in the Visiting Room
  • Sweat clothes or athletic (warm-up) clothes may be worn, with the exception of shorts
  • Skintight clothing or spandex is not permitted

Physical Address

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

Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/J5q1ruqtWaG8DhGa6

General Phone Number

​(575) 472-1001

Inmate Mailing Address(es)

Inmate Name, DOC Number
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 520
Santa Rosa, New Mexico 88435

How to Call an Inmate

Inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility can’t receive incoming calls, but they do have access to phones during daytime hours for outgoing calls. For complete details on how to call an inmate in New Mexico, please click here.

How to Send Money

An approved visitor can send a money order with the inmate’s name and number directly to the facility.

Programs For Inmates

The Guadalupe County Correctional Facility provides programs and recreation, volunteer and religious programs, security, safety, education, work programs, counseling and mental health services, medical and dental, food services, commissary, libraries and 30,000 square feet of industries. The facility also operates a state industry program.

Adult Basic Education/General Education Diploma

Basic academic skills instruction and preparation for GED testing including career/technical, college readiness, Special Education, and adult literacy.

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Careers at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility

If you are interested in a career with the Geo Group and would like to work at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, you can find out more information by clicking here.

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