Mora County Jail Roster Overview
Mora County does not publish a Mora County-branded jail roster on the sheriff page at countyofmora.com/county-sheriff. The official local records instead point to a contract custody model. Mora County commission materials identify San Miguel County Detention Center as the primary adult confinement partner, and the detention center page links an Inmate Inquiry search for public detainee lookup. That makes the San Miguel inquiry the first practical route when someone asks how to find someone in the Mora County jail.
The roster should not be treated as a universal New Mexico inmate locator. It can show San Miguel detainees as well as Mora County detainees held by agreement, and the result grid does not plainly label every record by arrest county. It also does not cover people already moved to the New Mexico Corrections Department, federal defendants in U.S. Marshals or BOP custody, immigration detainees searched through ICE, or released people whose record is not returned by the current search.
How to Use the Mora County Inmate Roster
The San Miguel detention page at co.sanmiguel.nm.us/departments/detention_center/index.php is the official source lead-in for the lookup, and it warns that detainee lookup services may be affected by a jail-management transition. During research, the direct Inmate Inquiry page still returned a search form and results. Use the phone fallback whenever the online form fails or a recent arrest is missing.
- Open the official San Miguel County Detention Center page and use its Detainee Lookup link, or go directly to the Inmate Inquiry page.
- Enter the last name first. Add a first name if common spelling returns several records.
- Use a booking number when a court, jail, or family source has already provided one.
- Leave archive records unchecked for a current-custody search; check it when looking for an older or released booking.
- Read the result grid by booking date, date of birth, sex, race, and the InCustody flag before assuming the record is the right person.
- Open the linked booking number to see charges, bond type, bond amount, case numbers, release date if any, and booking history.
The manifest captured the public roster search page from the Inmate Inquiry source at http://74.50.154.162:8192/.
The screenshot matters for Mora County because the form fields are the same fields families use when the detainee is held at the contract facility rather than in a separate Mora jail.
Mora County Roster Search Fields
The roster is a focused jail-management search, not a broad background-check form. The direct search fields captured in the research are simple, but the archive checkbox changes the search purpose. Current custody searches should start narrow and recent; older booking questions often require the archive box, a call to the jail, or an IPRA request.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Best starting field. A tested last-name search returned matching active records. |
| First Name | Text | Optional / unspecified | Use to narrow common surnames or spelling variants. |
| Booking # | Text | Optional / unspecified | Useful when a jail, court, or prior result gives a numeric booking identifier. |
| Include Archive Records in Search | Checkbox | Optional | Expands the search to older or released records when the current roster does not return the person. |
| Search | Submit button | N/A | Runs the selected name or booking-number query. |
| Cancel | Submit button | N/A | Clears or cancels the current form action. |
| Recent | Submit button | N/A | Displayed as a recent-bookings control, but research found a server error on direct POST testing, so do not rely on it alone. |
What a Mora County Inmate Profile Shows
Public profiles are more detailed than the result grid. A sampled San Miguel profile showed a mugshot, booking identifiers, demographic fields, charge rows, bond rows, court case numbers, blank headings for aliases and marks when none were visible, and a booking history table. The roster does not show every operational detail, such as housing pod, projected release date, arresting officer notes, medical information, or full court documents.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo on the profile and thumbnail photo in result rows when available. |
| Inmate ID and Booking # | Person-level and booking-event identifiers used to distinguish records and open the profile. |
| Booking Date and Release Date | Date and time of intake, plus release information when the booking has closed. |
| Name and Demographics | Last, first, middle, suffix, date of birth, city, state, ZIP, race, sex, height, weight, hair, eyes, and gang field when present. |
| Charges and Statutes | Sequential charge entries with statute or code and plain charge description. |
| Bond Type and Bond Amount | Charge-linked release information, including examples such as no bond or unsecured bond when entered. |
| Case No | Court case number associated with a charge, which helps bridge jail records to court records. |
| Booking History | Prior booking numbers, booking and release dates, arrest case numbers, court case numbers, days held, and release type. |
The manifest also captured a sample profile from the public details path at Details.aspx?InmateRID=209768.
Because the profile combines booking, charge, bond, and court case fields, it is the best single place to confirm what a roster record shows before calling the jail or court.
County Jail, State Prison, Federal Custody, and ICE
Mora County custody searches require a full access chain because several systems can be involved. The county/regional roster covers local jail custody at San Miguel, and backup placement may involve Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center when the primary facility is full or unavailable. NMCD expressly says its offender search does not cover county or city detention facilities, so a missing NMCD result does not mean a recent arrestee is not in jail. Federal and immigration searches have their own separate locators.
Do not mix custody systems. A pretrial Mora County detainee is usually a county or regional jail question. A sentenced state prisoner is an NMCD question. A federal defendant may involve U.S. Marshals or BOP custody. Immigration detention is searched through ICE, not through the county jail roster.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Mora County pretrial or local sentence | San Miguel County Inmate Inquiry, then jail phone fallback | Booking date, InCustody flag, charge, bond, and case number. |
| Backup county placement | Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center, after San Miguel or Mora confirms transfer | Whether the person was moved because the primary facility was full or unavailable. |
| Sentenced state prison | New Mexico Corrections Department Offender Search | Name or NMCD number, facility, supervision status, and movement updates. |
| Federal pretrial | U.S. Marshals District of New Mexico contacts | Federal arrest, transport, contract housing, and court district. |
| Federal sentenced inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | Register number, name, federal facility, or release status. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | A-number path or biographical search with country of birth and date of birth. |
| Notification | VINELink where participating records are available | Custody status alerts, while the jail or agency remains the source of record. |
| Mobile app | No dedicated Mora County Sheriff app found | New Mexico Courts has a court-case app, but it is not a jail roster. |
Mora County Jail Facilities
The facility list for Mora County starts with the primary adult confinement partner, followed by the documented backup facility. The Mora County Sheriff's Office remains important for local arrest reports, incident reports, routing questions, and records requests, but the sheriff page does not publish a jail lobby, booking desk, or Mora-only inmate roster.
San Miguel County Detention Center
26 NM 283
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-7403
Primary regional jail partner for Mora County detainees; call to schedule visits or confirm lookup disruptions.
Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center
28 Camino Justicia
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 471-4941
Backup facility documented in 2024 Mora County minutes when the primary facility is full or unavailable.
The San Miguel official detention page was captured from the county detention center source.
The page is important because it combines the public lookup link with the phone fallback and visitation schedule used by Mora County families.
Booking Process in Mora County
A Mora County arrest can begin with the Mora County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico State Police, or another local officer acting in the county. If the person is not cited, released, or diverted under court rules, adult jail custody generally routes to the contract facility. Standard booking steps include officer transfer paperwork, identity check, search, property inventory, booking photo, fingerprints, medical or mental-health screening, classification, charge entry, bond entry, and housing assignment. The public profile confirms only the fields that are actually published, so do not assume private intake information will be visible online.
New bookings appear when the jail-management system publishes them; the official detention page does not state a refresh schedule. Early court processing can involve Mora County Magistrate Court for misdemeanor, DWI, traffic, and felony preliminary matters, or the Fourth Judicial District for district court matters. If a person was just arrested and does not appear online, call San Miguel County Detention Center at (505) 454-7403, then the Mora County Sheriff's Office at 575-387-2222 or NMSP/MCSO Dispatch at 505-425-6771 for routing.
Visitation Hours and Rules
San Miguel County Detention Center posts weekday visitation blocks and says visits are scheduled Monday through Friday except holidays. The visible official page does not publish detailed visitor ID rules, dress code, child-visitor rules, remote video rules, lockers, or attorney-visit procedures. Call before travel, especially because the public roster does not show a housing pod even though the schedule is pod-based.
| Day | Hours | Housing / Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Pod A & F | Male general population. |
| Monday | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Pod A & F | Male general population. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Pod C, D, & E | Male general population. |
| Tuesday | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Pod C, D, & E | Male general population. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Pod C, D, & E | Male general population. |
| Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Pod C, D, & E | Male general population. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Medical Females | Medical housing. |
| Thursday | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Medical Males | Medical housing. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Pod G Female | Female housing. |
| Friday | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Pod H Annex Male | Annex male. |
Records Requests, Mail, Phone, and Money
For roster data that is not online, use the public-records chain rather than guessing from unofficial listings. Mora County's NextRequest portal accepts online public-records requests and lets users search existing requests. The Mora County Clerk page identifies public-records request functions, and the county IPRA form is listed by the county. Research found a form snippet with ipra@countyofmora.com, the clerk phone (575) 387-9023, and a 50-cent-per-page copy fee, but the form should be checked before relying on that fee.
San Miguel's visible detention page did not publish a mail format, phone provider, video visitation vendor, commissary provider, deposit limits, or money-deposit vendor for jail inmates. Call (505) 454-7403 before sending mail, arranging property pickup, scheduling a visit, or sending funds. Do not use NMCD money-order or CorrectPay instructions for someone still in county or regional jail custody; those rules apply after transfer to state prison.
Confirm before acting: Verify the current holding facility before sending money, mail, records requests, or visit requests, because Mora County uses contract and backup jail placement.
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