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This website is a private guide, not a Rio Arriba County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, order a release, post bond, schedule visits, send messages to inmates, or pull official booking records. Use the official jail, sheriff, court, NMCD, BOP, or ICE contact for those actions.

Where to Ask for the Record You Need

Use the office that controls the record. The Rio Arriba County Detention Center is the first local contact for current county jail custody. The Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office handles sheriff records and report questions, and the Rio Arriba County District Courthouse handles court-file access for district cases.

  • Rio Arriba County Detention Center: 2 Main St. Bldg 2, Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575. Jail phone: (575) 588-7350. Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visiting appointments: Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • County directory alternate detention line: Tierra Amarilla (575) 588-7350; Espanola (505) 753-1904.
  • Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office, Tierra Amarilla: 149 State Rd 162, Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575. Phone: (575) 588-7271. Fax: (575) 588-7194. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office, Espanola: 1122 Industrial Park Road, Espanola, NM 87532. Phone: (505) 753-3329. Fax: (505) 753-9812. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Rio Arriba County District Courthouse: 7 Main St., Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575. Phone: (505) 455-8335. Fax: (575) 588-9898. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed during lunch. Mailing address: P.O. Box 40, Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575.
  • Emergency: call 911. County main line: (575) 588-7254. County annex main line in Espanola: (505) 753-2992.

For a person in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the detention center phone line. For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots before making an IPRA request, because no official Rio Arriba online mugshot gallery was located. For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the New Mexico court portals. For the local facility page, use Rio Arriba County Detention Center. Sentenced state prisoners belong in the NMCD offender search. Federal sentenced custody belongs in the BOP Inmate Locator, and immigration detention belongs in ICE ODLS.