Sandoval County Detention Center Roster

Sandoval County Detention Center Overview

Sandoval County Detention Center, often abbreviated SCDC, is operated by Sandoval County Detention Center and Sandoval County government. It is the primary county jail facility for the area and holds adults who are waiting on local criminal proceedings, serving local sentences, or housed for participating jurisdictions. Research also found a U.S. Marshals Service intergovernmental agreement note for up to 96 federal detainee bedspaces, so a person in the building may have a local case, federal hold, or other agency connection.

The jail is at 1100 Montoya Road in Bernalillo, near the county government and court complex. The main phone number is 505-867-5339, and roster PDFs list fax 505-867-3534. Warden Gilbert Armendariz is identified as warden, with county email garmendariz@sandovalcountynm.gov. County materials describe the facility as roughly 50,000 square feet, with rated capacity for 500 detainees and an average population figure of 125. Public roster entries may show MIN or MED classifications, but the research did not locate a public key explaining those labels.

The county detention page is the best starting point for basic facility context. The official Sandoval County Detention Center page includes contact, bond, commissary, and jail information that matches the local custody workflow. The image below reflects that official facility source.

Use the county page with the public roster because the roster answers the custody question, while the detention center page explains contact and support options.

Sandoval County Detention Center Capacity and Population

The facility's researched capacity is 500 detainees, while the current page average population figure is 125. A dated active JailTracker snapshot reviewed on June 22, 2026 showed 162 active roster entries, with 160 carrying an image flag. Treat that snapshot as a point-in-time count only, because bookings, releases, transfers, warrants, and court orders can change the roster during any day.

Longer-term Vera data show 122 in 2023, 120 in 2022, 115 in 2021, and 103.25 in 2020. Research also found a 2019 reference using a 390 population count and 511 capacity. These figures come from different reporting moments, so they are useful for trend context rather than a single live count.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Sandoval County Detention Center

For this county jail, start with the official Sandoval County inmate search page. The county page links to the JailTracker public roster at Sandoval County JailTracker, and the county states that the current inmate list is updated daily. The roster is the correct tool for people in local Sandoval County custody. New Mexico Corrections Department, Bureau of Prisons, and ICE locators are fallback systems when the person is no longer in county jail or is held under a state, federal, or immigration authority.

1. Open the county inmate search page, then choose the linked JailTracker roster for Sandoval County.
2. Search by first, middle, or last name when available, or narrow by gender, offender ID, permanent ID, intake date range, or agency.
3. Confirm that the record belongs to Sandoval County Detention Center, not a state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention listing.
4. Open the matching profile and review the available booking photo, IDs, intake date, custody status, charges, statutes, case number, and bond type or amount.

Public roster records can include useful demographic and case fields, but sensitive identifiers such as Social Security numbers, full date-of-birth details, and license information are not published. A name match alone is not enough when common names, aliases, or older bookings are involved. Compare the intake date, agency, charge list, and case number before acting on a result.

Sandoval County Detention Center Address and Contact

Use the main detention center phone line for current custody, bond, visiting, and mail questions not answered by the roster. The facility sits in Bernalillo near the county government and court complex. Drivers commonly approach from I-25, from NM 528 or US 550, and from northern Sandoval County communities such as Jemez and Cuba through the US 550 corridor. No official parking, public transit, or ADA entry detail was located, so call before traveling if access logistics matter.

Visiting Someone at Sandoval County Detention Center

Sandoval County Detention Center has used video-only visitation since August 26, 2019, with no in-person face-to-face visiting listed in the research. Remote video visits are 30 minutes and cost $9.99. On-site console visits are also 30 minutes, are free, and allow one adult and one minor. The researched limit is two on-site visits per week per detainee. Visits should be scheduled online at least 24 hours ahead.

The on-site kiosk is at the SCDC main entrance front desk and is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Released people must wait 60 days before visiting current detainees. Confirm the visit through the scheduling system or the jail before relying on a planned time.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Sandoval County Detention Center

Money for commissary can be sent by money order mailed to the facility at 1100 Montoya Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004. Put the inmate's name on both the envelope and the money order. Personal checks are not accepted. The county links JailATM for deposits and lists care packages through MyCarePack.com. The research also lists Securus customer support at 1-866-558-2323 for phone or video account help.

No detailed current mail rule was located for books, photos, magazines, or legal mail. Use the facility address for basic mailing, but call before sending anything beyond ordinary correspondence. Mail rules can depend on screening, contraband restrictions, publisher-only book policies, legal mail handling, and whether a person has been released or transferred.

Booking and Intake at Sandoval County Detention Center

Booking at SCDC creates the roster record that most users are looking for. A public entry may show the booking photo, offender and permanent IDs, intake date, custody status, agency, charges, statute references, case number, and bond type or amount. The listed agency can help explain whether the person was booked by a county, municipal, tribal, state, or federal partner. It also helps separate a local jail booking from a later state-prison or federal-custody search.

Initial roster information can be incomplete while staff process a new arrival, verify identity, enter charges, or receive bond and court information. A release may also lag behind the public page. If the roster does not show a recent arrest, try fewer fields, check spelling, wait for the daily update, or call the detention center. For sentenced state prisoners, use the New Mexico Corrections Department locator. For federal inmates or immigration detainees, use the BOP or ICE locator.

Medical Records and Care Requests

Research located an SCDC medical-record authorization form for protected health information. The form uses fields such as facility, name, date of birth, inmate number, booking date, and release scope. Medical information is not treated like a public roster field, so expect authorization, identity, and release-scope requirements rather than a simple public lookup.

The detention center page describes services and medical care, but no detailed public program catalog was located. For medication, treatment continuity, medical-record release, or urgent care concerns, contact the facility directly and ask for the proper medical or records process. Do not send private health details through public search forms or third-party roster tools.

About Sandoval County Detention Center

The facility is accredited through the New Mexico Counties Adult Detention Standards Council. Recent improvement notes include work on the camera system, cell doors, body scanner, plumbing, air conditioning, paint, and additional eight-foot barbed-wire fencing. The research did not locate a current official jail consent decree, overcrowding order, or new-construction item for SCDC, making renovations the main supported facility-condition note.

No detailed SCDC programs catalog was located. The public facts are stronger for custody lookup, video visitation, mail, deposits, medical authorization, facility accreditation, and renovation history than for education, treatment, work, or reentry programming. If a program is important, ask the jail directly rather than assuming it exists from general county-jail practice.