This detention center, found at:
801 Mitchell Street
Clovis, NM 88101
takes in adults arrested for felonies and misdemeanors throughout Curry County.
Sheriff’s deputies book their arrests here, and municipal police from communities in the county without a jail of their own do the same. Detention officers photograph and fingerprint each arrestee, log their property, search for active warrants and complete a medical screening before a housing placement is made.
Officers with the New Mexico State Police, as well as federal agencies such as the U.S. Marshals and ICE, may also bring arrestees to this facility.
The Immigrant Safety Act, signed in 2026, bars New Mexico counties and sheriffs from entering or carrying out 287(g) agreements with ICE and ends local contracts to detain people for civil immigration violations. Many county jails, including those in Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties, also decline to hold anyone on an ICE detainer unless a judge has signed a warrant.
Arrest records shown here come directly from the detention center’s official booking list (opens in a new tab) or an official statewide jail list. A listing may display a booking photo where that is allowed, plus the charges and the agency that made each arrest. For questions about a record, call the Curry County Detention Center at 575-762-3819.
From arrival at the Curry County Detention Center to a housing assignment or release, intake can last two hours or stretch into a full day, mostly depending on how many arrestees are already waiting.
A 2016 amendment to the New Mexico Constitution says no one may be kept in jail only because they cannot afford bail, while allowing prosecutors to seek detention without bail for felony defendants shown to be dangerous. Court rules require release conditions to be set promptly, no later than three days after arrest for someone held in the Curry County Detention Center. Many defendants are released on their own recognizance or on conditions. Commercial bail bonds are permitted and are regulated by the New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance. Visit our Bail page for release steps.
Yes. Phone the detention center at 575-762-3819 and ask staff if the person has been booked.
You may hear an automated system that searches by name, or you may speak with a detention officer. Have a date of birth handy, because staff use it to make sure they give information about the right person.
Records for a brand-new arrest can take several hours to appear.
Another option is the Curry County Detention Center Booking Roster, which lists recent bookings online.
After the arrest and Miranda advisement, the arrestee is driven to the county detention center or, in some places, a municipal holding facility in Curry County for booking.
Booking moves through several stages. Most criminal defense lawyers advise against discussing the case with anyone in custody, because statements to officers, other inmates or callers on jail phones may be recorded and used as evidence.
Booking includes a mugshot, fingerprints and questions about background, health and mental state. Under New Mexico’s Katie’s Law, adults arrested for any felony must give a DNA sample at booking. Officers check for warrants from Curry County, the rest of New Mexico and other states.
In DWI cases, a blood draw needs consent or a search warrant, and refusing chemical testing can lead to license revocation.
New arrivals are searched before entering housing areas, which may include a pat-down, a metal detector or body scanner and, depending on the circumstances, a strip search.
Arrestees are asked about their medical history, prescriptions, drug and alcohol use, allergies, tattoos, gang involvement and whether they feel suicidal. The detention center uses these answers to classify the person, choose a housing unit and arrange any needed care.
Personal belongings are inventoried and held for the arrestee. They are returned at release, or the arrestee can authorize a friend or family member to collect them.
This covers clothing, money, wallets, purses, cell phones, jewelry, body piercings and watches, and sometimes eyeglasses if they create a safety concern. Shoelaces are removed from shoes the person is permitted to keep.
The arrestee is allowed to make a phone call to tell someone about the arrest or to begin working on bond or bail.
Anyone held until a judge sets release conditions receives a jail uniform and shoes, bedding, a towel, soap and toothpaste and a toothbrush.
Before going to a housing unit, people are often required to shower, and some may receive a treatment for lice or scabies.
Booking may take an hour or more than a day. How many people are being processed, how many officers are working and how the arrestee behaves all affect the timing.
An arrestee who is extremely intoxicated or violent may be held in a separate cell for several hours before booking resumes.