Roosevelt County Inmate Records
Roosevelt County Detention Center is the local custody source for people held on county court commitments or allegations when they cannot secure bond or other release. The official county page describes the facility as a full-service county-operated detention center serving law-enforcement agencies and courts with jurisdiction. It also states that court commitments are held for no more than 364 days. The research did not locate an official online live jail roster on Roosevelt County pages.
Roosevelt County Detention Center
1700 N Boston
Portales, NM 88130
575-356-6871
Fax: 575-226-3761
Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office
1700 N. Boston
Portales, NM 88130
575-356-4408
Fax: 575-356-6471
Sheriff Javier Sanchez and Detention Administrator Shayla Ramsey are named in the research source set. The detention page also lists DA, public defender, court, probation, dispatch, and police contact numbers, which is useful when a custody question is really a bond, warrant, charge, or court-date question.
The Roosevelt County Detention page is the official county source for the jail address, phone list, and local custody description.
The detention source is the first local check because the research did not find a public live roster for county detainees.
Roosevelt County Jail Roster Search
No official county jail roster search form was found, so the local lookup steps use phone confirmation, VINE notification, and records requests rather than a county inmate portal. A caller should be ready with the person's full name, possible date of birth, arresting agency, and court or charge information if known. If the person is not in county custody, the next route may be NMCD, BOP, a court record, or another county.
- Call Roosevelt County Detention at 575-356-6871 for current custody information.
- Use the VINE link from the detention page for victim or custody notification when available.
- If the person is sentenced to state prison, on probation, or on parole, use the NMCD offender search instead of the county jail.
- If the person is in federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator rather than county detention or NMCD.
- For records not posted online, use Roosevelt County IPRA or NextRequest and expect lawful redactions.
Current county custody can connect to court charges, bond, warrants, and first appearances. The custody record is not the same as the full court case file. For the arrest-to-charge path, use the court charge record and the court where the case was filed.
Roosevelt County Inmate Search Fields
The required search-field table has to reflect the research: there is no verified Roosevelt County online jail roster field set. The NMCD state offender search does have public field rules, and BOP has federal search fields. Those systems are useful only when the person is in state or federal custody, not when the person is held in the local Roosevelt County Detention Center.
| Field label | Type | Required | Options or format notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County jail roster form | N/A | N/A | No official live Roosevelt County jail roster was located. |
| Detention phone inquiry | Phone | Practical requirement | Use name, custody context, and court or arresting agency details if known. |
| NMCD First Name | Text | First and/or last name or NMCD number required | State custody or supervision only, not county jail. |
| NMCD Last Name | Text | First and/or last name or NMCD number required | State custody or supervision only. |
| NMCD Number | Text | Alternative | Exact number search for state offender records. |
| BOP name search | Text and filters | Name or number path | Federal inmates from 1982 to present; race, sex, and age filters may appear. |
The NMCD offender search page is the state custody and supervision search for New Mexico offenders.
NMCD is useful only after a person moves into state prison, probation, or parole jurisdiction, not for ordinary county jail custody.
Roosevelt County Inmate Profile Fields
No official Roosevelt County sample inmate profile was available in the research, and no county roster fields were verified. The profile inventory therefore separates confirmed local phone-confirmable topics from unverified fields that should not be promised. Do not assume mugshots, pod assignments, bond amounts, warrant numbers, or charge-code fields are public online unless an official source verifies them.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Custody status | Whether the person is currently held at Roosevelt County Detention Center, when staff can confirm release under policy. |
| Booking or hold context | Whether the person was booked, held on court commitment, unable to secure bond, or routed from a local agency. |
| Bond or court routing | Which court or bond path may need follow-up, when available from detention or court records. |
| Visitation and mail rules | How personal visits, special visits, attorney visits, clergy visits, and mail are handled. |
| Phone billing | Correctional Billing contact for billing questions and call block or unblock issues. |
| NMCD state profile | Name, NMCD number, custody or supervision status, and facility or probation/parole details when searched in NMCD. |
| BOP federal profile | Federal custody record for inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present when searched in BOP. |
County Jail vs NMCD and BOP
A Roosevelt County inmate search can fail when the wrong custody level is used. NMCD expressly covers state prisoners, probation, and parole, and the research notes that NMCD does not have jurisdiction over county or city detention facilities. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present and includes a by-name search path. Federal cases and custody are separate from New Mexico District, Magistrate, Probate, and Municipal Court records.
| Custody source | Use it for | Do not use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt County Detention | Current local jail custody, visits, mail, phone billing, and court commitment questions. | State prison, probation, parole, or federal custody searches. |
| NMCD Offender Search | New Mexico state prison, probation, and parole lookup. | County or city jail detainees. |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. | Roosevelt County jail, NMCD, or municipal custody. |
| VINE | Victim or custody notification through the link supplied by the detention page. | A full jail-record copy or court disposition. |
The BOP inmate locator is the federal inmate source for custody from 1982 to present.
The federal locator prevents county custody searches from being misdirected when a person is in BOP custody instead of Roosevelt County detention.
Roosevelt County Jail Visitation
Roosevelt County Detention visitation is first come, first served. Regular visits are limited to one per week and no longer than one hour. Adult visitors must register and show proof of identity. Minor children under 18 must be with a parent or legal guardian. Electronics are not allowed in visitation rooms, and visitors must leave all items except vehicle keys and picture identification in their vehicle.
| Visit type | Frequency or length | Approval or ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular adult visit | One per week, up to one hour | Adult registration and proof of identity | First come, first served. |
| Minor child visit | Follows regular visit limit | Parent or legal guardian required | Applies to visitors under 18. |
| Special visit | Outside normal time or extended | Case Manager approval | Sunday special visits require an approved request form. |
| Attorney visit | Any time | Prior approval by Administrator or designee | Professional visit rule differs from personal visits. |
| Clergy visit | One per week, up to 30 minutes | Subject to availability | Limited by official clergy rule. |
| Recently released visitor | No visit within 30 days of release | N/A | Applies to people released from Roosevelt County Detention Center. |
The Roosevelt County Detention visitation policy is the official source for local visit restrictions.
The visitation source gives local rules that a general inmate search page would miss, including the 30-day recent-release visitor restriction.
Roosevelt County Inmate Mail
Outgoing detainee mail must have a proper return address and postage. Mail to a judge or public defender is the only mail that may be sent without postage under the official correspondence rules. Incoming mail is delivered by USPS and first checked to determine if the person is in custody. If the person is not in custody, the letter is returned unopened. If the person is in custody, mail is inspected unless it is legal or privileged mail.
| Mail or contact item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Outgoing non-legal mail | Proper address, return address, and postage required. |
| Mail to judge or public defender | May be sent without postage. |
| Incoming mail to non-custody person | Returned unopened to sender. |
| Legal or privileged mail | Not inspected like ordinary mail. |
| Commissary mail supplies | Stamps, envelopes, and paper may be purchased. |
| Indigent mail allowance | One stamped envelope and two pieces of writing paper weekly. |
The official mailing format uses the detainee name and number, Roosevelt County Adult Detention Center, 1700 N. Boston Ave., Portales, NM 88130. The detention phone list gives 800-844-6591 for Inmate System or Correctional Billing questions, including call block and unblock issues. The research did not locate official current phone rates, a video visitation vendor, deposit vendor, kiosk location, or tablet program.
The Roosevelt County inmate correspondence page is the source for mail inspection, return, postage, and indigent-mail rules.
The correspondence source adds practical details, including the postage-free exception for mail to judges and public defenders.
Request Roosevelt County Jail Records
Jail records not posted online may be requested through Roosevelt County public-record channels when they are public and releasable. The county IPRA process uses the Designated Custodian of Public Records, Roosevelt County Administration, 109 W. First St., Portales, NM 88130, fax 575-356-8307, or the county NextRequest portal. Written county requests need the requester's name, address, email address, telephone number, and enough detail for the custodian to locate the record.
County IPRA instructions say inspection must be allowed immediately or as soon as practicable, no later than 15 calendar days, unless a written response, denial, or allowed extension applies. Jail records may be redacted for medical information, juvenile information, safety risks, active investigations, court orders, or protected identifiers. A court case document tied to an inmate's charge should be requested from the court, not from county detention.
The county IPRA page also notes practical ways to reduce copy costs, such as asking for electronic records when available or taking photos during inspection when allowed. That matters for jail records because a broad request for every custody, phone, medical, and incident document may be burdensome or partly restricted. A focused request naming the person, date range, facility, and specific record type is more likely to match the custodian process described in the research.
The BOP mobile inmate search is an additional federal by-name source.
The BOP mobile source is federal only, but it gives another route when a county or state search does not match the custody facts.
Note: No Roosevelt County sheriff or police mobile app specific to inmate lookup was found in the research.