Visitation

In Person Visit Requests sent to Email:  GCCF.Visitation@cd.nm.gov

Please include specific criteria to assist in scheduling the visit; Your Name, Phone Number, Inmate Name and NMCD#, Date and Time Requested.

Visitation Application

As per policy Visitation Applications have to be renewed every two (2) years.

Visitation Application Form

Visitation Hours

Only one visit a week scheduled per inmate.

In-person Visits

Friday – GP 8:00 am – 10:30 am & 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Call (575) 472-1002 for more information regarding visitation.

In order to visit an inmate, you must be on the approved visitation list.

In-person (Barrier) Visits-

In-person visits are conducted Monday – Friday and must be scheduled at least a week in advance.  Due to the distance people must travel to come to NENMCF for an in-person visit, we are allowing visitors the option of having a two-day visit. These visits would be scheduled for two hours on the first day & two hours on the second day. Days must be consecutive (Monday & Tuesday, Tuesday & Wednesday, etc.) & it must be the same visitors both days.

All In-Person (Barrier) visits will be NON-CONTACT unless the visitor is immediate family & proof of kinship has been provided.

NMCD defines immediate family as: 

an inmate’s legal spouse; natural parents; adoptive parents; stepparents or foster parents; grandparents; brothers and sisters; and children, natural or adopted, stepchildren or grandchildren. The term does not include an inmate’s aunts, uncles, or cousins unless a bona fide foster relationship exists, nor does it include persons with a common-law relationship to an inmate 

General Population (GP) In-person Visits 

Will be scheduled in two-hour blocks: 8:00 am – 10:00 am, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.

Restrictive Housing In-person (no-contact) Visits 

Will also be scheduled in two-hour blocks: 8:00 am – 10:00 am, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm  

Restrictive Housing Inmates who are on Disciplinary or PHD status are not allowed to have visits

Video Visits 

There will be no video visits scheduled through the facility.

All video visits are now being done through Smart Communication on the inmate tablets.

You must be approved through NMCD before you can schedule video visits.  

Weekend and Holiday Visit Information 

There will be no visitation on the weekends.

We do have visitation on most holidays.  

All visitors must be on the inmates’ current approved visitation list 

New visitation applications must be submitted every two years. 

Special Visits:

Visits authorized for inmates with individuals other than those on the approved visiting list, or visits authorized at a designated time other than regular visiting hours. Special visit requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis in accordance with established program requirements. No visits will be authorized except for those visitors approved by the institution or those approved for a special visit. All special visits (e.g., visitors traveling over five hundred (500) miles, prospective employers, law enforcement officers, etc.) may be requested using the Special Visit Request form (CD-100201.3). Visitors must have prior initial approval by the Unit Manager, Programs Director or Classification Supervisor and final approval from the Deputy Warden. Relatives who reside out-of-state and who seldom visit are not required to be listed on the inmate’s approved visiting card and may visit as a special visit with prior written approval.

Level II

Saturday & Sunday
8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Level IV – V

By Appointment Only
Wednesday – Sunday
8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm

Level VI

By Appointment Only
Wednesday – Sunday
8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm

In order to visit an inmate, you must be on the approved visitation list.

Saturday & Sunday & Holidays
8:00 am – 3:30 pm

In order to visit an inmate, you must be on the approved visitation list.

Saturday & Sunday & Holidays
8:00 am – 3:00 pm

In order to visit an inmate, you must be on the approved visitation list.

Monday and Tuesday – No Visits

Wednesday – Level IV – Scheduled Video and Non-Contact Visits

Top Tier (101 – 108) – AM

Bottom Tier (109 -116) – PM

Thursday – Level IV – Scheduled Video and Non- Contact Visits

Bottom Tier (109 – 116) – AM

Top Tier (101 – 108) – PM

Friday – Level III & Level IV

Level III (JSU) – AM –Video & In Person Semi-Contact Visits

Level IV – Bottom Tier (109 – 116) Video Visits Only

Saturday – Level II & Level III

POU & JSU (Level III) – Video & In Person Semi-Contact Visits

Sunday – Level II

POU – Video & In Person Semi-Contact Visits

Visits can be scheduled at: snmcf.visitation@cd.nm.gov

*As per policy, Visitation Applications must be filled out completely with all accompanying documents, submitted AND approved before request to schedule visit.

*Only approved visitors may enter the facility.

*As per policy, Visitation Applications must be renewed every two (2) years.

Questions regarding Visitation Applications for Women’s facility can be directed to Maria Rael (505) 876-8219.

Questions regarding Visitation Applications for Men’s facility can be directed to Christie Baca (505) 287-9659

Following schedule applies for In-Person Non-Contact Visits:

Level II and Level III: Monday-Friday from 08:00am-10:00am.

Following schedule applies for Video Visits

Level II and Level III: Monday-Friday from 08:00-03:00pm.

Visitation schedules are subject to change and every effort will be made to notify visitors, if a situation arises.