This is a private reference site, not an Otero County office. We cannot confirm who is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office below that matches the record or custody question.
Official Otero Contacts
Otero County has separate contact points for jail custody, sheriff records, county public records, court prosecution records, state prison custody, federal custody, and immigration detention. Start with the office tied to the type of custody or record you need.
Otero County Detention Center
1958 Business Center Blvd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-437-6420
Use this number for local jail custody questions, recent local arrests, jail visitation, bond handling at the detention center, and local inmate services.
Otero County Sheriff's Office
3208 N. White Sands Blvd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-443-2935
Use the Sheriff's Office for sheriff law-enforcement matters, patrol or report questions, and sheriff-related record direction.
Otero County Records Custodian
County Manager's Office
1101 New York Avenue, Room 106
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-437-7427
Use this office for Otero County public-records requests under New Mexico IPRA, including county records when a record is not available through a public page.
Twelfth Judicial District Attorney
Otero County Office
1000 New York Ave, Room 101
Alamogordo, NM 88310-6998
Phone: 575-437-3640
Use this office for prosecution-office routing after charges are filed in the Twelfth Judicial District. Court records still come through the court system, not this site.
For a quick routing check, match the issue to the source below.
- Current local jail custody: use the Otero County Detention Center or review jail inmate records guidance.
- Booking photos: review the jail roster mugshots page, then use the county records custodian if a public request is needed.
- Charges after booking: start with court records after a jail arrest and the New Mexico court portals.
- Facility-specific rules: use the detention facility pages linked in the footer for the local jail, state prison facility, and ICE processing center.
- Sentenced New Mexico prisoners: use the New Mexico Corrections Department offender search for NMCD custody.
- Federal or immigration detention: use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for federal prison records and the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detainees.