NM DOC – Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF)

NM DOC – Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 575-523-3200

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Southern NM Correctional located at 1983 Joe R. Silva Blvd in Las Cruces, NM are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility is located on the West Mesa near Las Cruces New Mexico. It is a mixed custody facility that houses approximately 765 medium and minimum-security inmates. Inmates incarcerated here can earn a GED and participate in vocational training during their sentence. Additionally, substance abuse treatment programs are available. The facility was built on the west mesa overlooking the Mesilla Valley and Organ Mountains as a medium-security facility. In 1996, a minimum-restrict facility with a capacity of 330 opened, housing inmates now classified as Level II.

NM DOC – Southern New Mexico Correctional Center – Offender Family Guidebook

visitation Info

NM DOC – Southern New Mexico Correctional Center – Visitation

Monday and Tuesday

• No Visits

Wednesday

• Level IV and Restrictive Housing Non-Contact Visits Only  

Thursday

• HU 5B – Contact Visits 8:00am – 3:00pm with Prior Approval ONLY
• Only 4 inmates will allowed to receive special contact visits

Friday

• Level IV and Restrictive Housing Non-Contact Visits Only  
• HU 1A – (ONCE REINSTATED) – Special Contact Visits with Prior Approval Only

Saturday

• Level II and Level III Contact Visits
• Level IV and Restrictive Housing Non-Contact Visits Only    

Sunday

• Level II and Level III Contact Visits
• Level IV and Restrictive Housing Non-Contact Visits Only  

Inmates on Disciplinary status will not be allowed to visit

All Levels will be allowed to visit on ANY State recognized Holiday

Level II and III – Contact 
Level IV and Restrictive Housing – NON Contact Visits Only 

Hospitality Center is open
Wednesday – Sunday & Holidays 8:30am to 3:30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8:30am – 3:30pm for Level II