Volunteer

Volunteer Programs

We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our volunteers who serve our inmates and returning citizens. Our volunteers are an invaluable resource to our department as they provide programming that focuses on changing criminal behavior and mindsets which are extremely beneficial to their rehabilitation process.

 

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Chaplain Kevin Everett

Facilities Religious/Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Training Annual Application 

Volunteer training is required for NEW volunteers and every third year thereafter. Volunteer applications with background check requests must be submitted annually. Failure to complete the entire application or to disclose any criminal history or relationship to inmates will result in the denial of your application.

Thank you again for your commitment to provide services to the men and women in NMCD facilities

For more information or questions about volunteering, please send emails to NMCD-Volunteers@state.nm.us

Facility information

Onboarding Steps To Becoming an NMCD Volunteer

  1. Submit your application to the Religious and Volunteer Coordinator via email atNMCD-Volunteers@state.nm.usor by USPS to Facilities Religious & Volunteer Coordinator, PO Box 27116, Santa Fe, NM 87502.
  2. Your application will be reviewed, and a background check will be completed.
  3. Once approved, a link will be sent to your email to view the Volunteer/PREA Training, which must be completed before you may serve as a volunteer in NMCD Facilities. You will also receive training acknowledgment forms that must be signed and returned.
  4. The coordinator or facility chaplain will work with you to obtain a volunteer badge/ID.
  5. Your chaplain or program director in the facility will schedule dates and times for you to bring your program to the NMCD residents.

Central New Mexico Correctional Facility – CNMCF

Chaplain Daniel Gutierrez
Phone: (505) 383-3421
Email: Daniel.Gutierrez@cd.nm.gov

P. O. Drawer 1328
Los Lunas, NM 87031
Phone: (505) 383-3421

Guadalupe County Detention Facility – GCCF

Chaplain Kingsley Iroh
Phone: (575) 472-1001 ext: 1308
Email: kingsley.iroh@cd.nm.gov

P.O. Box B520
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Phone: (575) 472-1001 ext: 1308
Fax: (575) 472-1006

Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility – NENMCF

Chaplain Joey Trevino
Phone: (575) 374-4005 Ext. 21084
Email: Joey.Trevino@cd.nm.gov

185 Doctor Michael Jenkins Rd.
Clayton, NM 88415
Phone: (575) 374-4005 ext: 1350

Otero County Prison Facility – OCPF

Chaplain Vincent Townsend
Phone: (575) 824-4884 ext: 165
Email:Vincent.Townsend@mtctrains.com

10 McGregor Range Road
Chaparral, NM 88081
Phone: (575) 824-4884
Fax: (575) 824-3158

Penitentiary of New Mexico – PNM

Chaplain Robert Ortiz
Phone: (505) 827-8329
Email: Robert.Ortiz@cd.nm.gov

P.O. Box 1059
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: (505) 827-8829

 

Roswell Correctional Center

Chaplain Wayne Brazil
Phone: (505) 584-0927
Email: JosephW.Brazil@cd.nm.gov

RCC staff liaison for volunteer services
578 W. Chickasaw Road
Hagerman, New Mexico 88232
Phone: (575) 625-3110

Springer Correctional Center – SCC

Chaplain Tomas Bangas
Phone: (575) 483-3103
Email: tomas.bangas@cd.nm.gov

P.O. Box 10
Springer, New Mexico 87747
Phone: (575) 483-3100
Fax: (575) 483-3169

 

Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility – SNMCF

Chaplain Kelly Direen
Phone: (575) 523-3296
Email: Kelly.Direen@cd.nm.gov

P.O. Box 639
Las Cruces, NM 88004-0639
Phone: (575) 523-3296 ext: 3449

I-10 West. Exit at the Airport make a left across the bridge, make the first right onto Richard Larson and about 2 miles and make a left on Joe Silva, and follow the signs.

Western New Mexico Correctional Facility – WNMCF

Chaplain Ronald Cooper
Phone: (505) 876-8400
Email: Ronald.Cooper@cd.nm.gov

P.O. Box 250
Grants, NM 87020
Phone: (505) 876-8400

PPD

New Mexico Men’s Recovery Academy
New Mexico Women’s Recovery Academy
The Pavilions

P.O. Box 1890
1000 Main Street, Bldg. #23
Los Lunas, NM 87031
Fax: (575) 934-2188