Lea County Detention Center

Lea County Detention Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 575-396-8694

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Lea County Detention Center is a 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, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Lovington Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

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.

visitation Info

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