Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility (WNMCF) is located in Cibola County, City of Grants, New Mexico. The facility was established in 1984 as an Adult Female Facility for the New Mexico Corrections Department. The Facility also served as the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) for the Department until a mission change occurred in 1999.
From 1999 to 2016, WNMCF served as a Medium/Level III General Population Adult Male Facility. In October 2016 the mission of Western New Mexico Correctional Facility changed and the facility once again became The Reception and Diagnostic Center for female offenders as well as a Level III-General Population, Level IV-General Population, and Special Management Facility for the New Mexico Corrections Department.
The current facility rated capacity is 388 Adult Female inmates. The primary focus at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility is Re-Entry, Education, Employment opportunities, as well as Peer Education programs. Western New Mexico Correctional Facility Subscribes to the New Mexico Corrections Department Oath: “Courage, Responsibility, Ethics, and Dedication.”
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Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Effective immediately, all visitation has been suspended at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility through the end of April 2020. This includes the suspension of contact, non-contact, and attorney visits in all prison facilities.For information regarding NMCD’s response to COVID-19, click here https://cd.nm.gov/covid-19-updates.
Visitation Hours after April 30, 2020:
- Level III: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursdays, Open Visits 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Level IV: Tuesday, Appointment Only, NON-CONTACT 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- RDC: Wednesday and Thursdays, NON-CONTACT 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- RHU/PBMP: Tues/Wed/Thurs, Appointment Only, NON CONTACT 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Visitors are allowed six hours per weekend with an offender, they may split the hours between both days. Visitors may spend the entire six hours with an offender on one day as space allows.
General Information
All inmate visitors must submit a Visitor Application, then they must be added to an inmate's visiting list before they are allowed to visit. All approved visitors that are 16 years of age and older must have a valid picture ID.
Visitors are authorized to have a total of $30.00 in loose change for use in the vending machines. Visitors with infants will be permitted to enter with:
- 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 they are allowed to enter the visiting room.
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
Female Visitors:
- Dresses, skirts, or pants must be worn
- Skirts or dresses with a slit higher than mid-thigh are not acceptable
- Skirts or dresses that are more than three inches above the knee are not acceptable
- Shorts, cut-offs, and beach-type shorts are not acceptable
- 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
Physical Address
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
2111 North Lobo Canyon Road
Grants, NM 87020
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/otr2N3rKuH5W1HL9A
General Phone Number
(505) 876-8300
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name, DOC Number
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
P.O. Drawer 250
Grants, NM 87020
How to Call an Inmate
Inmates at the Western New Mexico 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
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.
Vocational
The Education Bureau offers a variety of programs designed to increase student’s ability upon release to find a viable career that offers a living wage.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Programs and courses assisting offenders in recognizing destructive behavior patterns and developing positive, pro-social thinking habits in all areas of their lives.
Family Reunification
Programs and courses that focus on family reunification including family literacy and skills. Residents learn parenting skills by reading to their children on audio or video tape, and meet family obligations during incarceration.
Women’s Recovery Academy
Offers intensive substance abuse treatment and mental health services to parolees who need a transition from prison to community, as well as for parolees and probationers who are facing violations, as an alternative to incarceration.
The Women’s Recovery Academy offers substance abuse and mental health treatment to up to forty eight female offenders in two tracks: substance abuse/mental health and moms and kids seeking on-campus reunification. A halfway house is also offered. Residential programs are six months in duration, and the halfway houses are designed to help offenders for a maximum of four months.
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Careers at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility
If you are interested in a career with the New Mexico Department of Corrections and would like to work at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility, you can find out more information by clicking here.
