The Rio Arriba County Jail is a medium-security county jail. The jail holds inmates who are already sentenced or inmates who are awaiting trial. Majority of inmates who have already have been sentenced will have a 2 year or less sentence.

All inmates in the Rio Arriba County Detention Center will have access to medical attention when needed, personal hygiene care products, and three meals every day.

All inmates will also have access to personal hygiene care products as well. All inmates will have access to medical care if needed. Inmates can expect to receive three meals a day as well as a highly structured day.

The jail uses Access Corrections for their commissary needs. While in the Rio Arriba County Detention Center, inmates will have the opportunity to buy products that they are not given by the facility at the commissary. Inmates will need funds in their account to purchase these items from the commissary.

It’s all computerized and has an integrated touch screen security that allows internal communications. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art security systems that control locks and doors. They have over 130 cameras that record the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The facility is one of the areas that help keep the community safe with the rehabilitation of inmates prior to them going back into the community.

Rio Arriba County Detention Center Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Rio Arriba County Detention Center
2 Main Street PO Box 98, Tierra Amarilla, NM, 87575

Rio Arriba County Detention Center Prison Information