Bernalillo County, New Mexico Inmate Search
Use Official Inmate Custody and Release List, subject to the county's custody-list terms and accuracy warning, published or designated by Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center. The reviewed official sources establish this route for Custody, arrest, and release entries published by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center The county labels the data reference-only and requires users to confirm accuracy; it is not a final court disposition or complete criminal history
Bernalillo County: verified quick facts
Exactly how to use the official route
- Open Official Inmate Custody and Release List, subject to the county's custody-list terms and accuracy warning from the official button on this page.
- Open the official Official Inmate Custody and Release List, subject to the county's custody-list terms and accuracy warning published or designated by Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center. Use only the identifiers accepted by that service and verify the jurisdiction before relying on a same-name result.
- Use these published or supported search details: Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff
- Match the jurisdiction and at least two available identifiers; do not rely on a same-name match alone.
- If the county route is blank, follow the no-result decision tree before moving to New Mexico Corrections Department or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
What is actually verified for this county
| Evidence level | County/local operator route verified |
|---|---|
| Responsible agency | Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center |
| Official method | Official Inmate Custody and Release List, subject to the county's custody-list terms and accuracy warning — Official web/app lookup |
| Public contact | 505-839-8700 |
| Operational detail policy | Bail, visitation, mail, commissary, phone/video vendor, property-release, and detailed facility rules appear only when a local official source specifically verifies them. |
Official-system output and limits
| Question | Verified answer |
|---|---|
| Verified public coverage | Custody, arrest, and release entries published by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center |
| Accepted search information | Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff |
| Current-custody status | The reviewed source establishes the custody-routing method, but does not publish a universal current-custody field list for this county. |
| Recent bookings | No separate recent-booking log was verified in the reviewed source set for this county route. |
| Custody notifications | No separate notification service is asserted by this page unless the official route itself provides one. |
| Charges and court dates | Not claimed as part of this verified county-custody route. Use the official court case-access system for charges, hearings, and disposition. |
| Historical or released-person records | The county labels the data reference-only and requires users to confirm accuracy; it is not a final court disposition or complete criminal history |
| Verified facility/location | Metropolitan Detention Center; 100 Deputy Dean Miera Drive SW, Albuquerque, NM 87151 |
No result? Use this county-specific search order
Check booking and intake timing
A very recent arrest may not appear until identity review, fingerprinting, medical screening, classification, and the agency record are complete.
Retry only the accepted identifiers
Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff
Check release, transfer, and regional housing
A current-custody service can stop showing a person after release or transfer. Court movement, medical transport, contract housing, or a regional jail can also change the responsible agency.
Use New Mexico Corrections Department only after a state commitment
Open Offender Search after sentencing, admission, or a documented transfer to state corrections. A blank county result alone does not establish state-prison custody.
Use the federal locator only for confirmed federal placement
A local arrest does not automatically create a Federal Bureau of Prisons record. Use the BOP locator after a federal sentence or confirmed BOP placement.
Call the published public contact for urgent confirmation
Call 505-839-8700 and ask Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center about the current custody route. Provide the full legal name and any booking, case, or agency identifier you already have.
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and court records are separate
| Situation | Correct starting point | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Recent local arrest or local detention | Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center — Official Inmate Custody and Release List, subject to the county's custody-list terms and accuracy warning | Custody, arrest, and release entries published by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center |
| Confirmed New Mexico state sentence or transfer | New Mexico Corrections Department — Offender Search | Does not include county or city detention-center custody |
| Confirmed federal sentence or BOP placement | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator guide | County and state systems do not replace the BOP locator. |
| Charges, hearing dates, disposition, certified records | Official court case-access or clerk system | An inmate roster is not a complete or certified court docket. |
Jurisdiction identity check
Bernalillo County uses Census GEOID 35001. The 2025 Census estimate is 667,601 residents, ranked #1 among 33 county equivalents in New Mexico. These figures identify the jurisdiction; they are not jail-population or capacity figures.
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Official sources and the role of each source
Each row is an official URL with a stated role. Multiple URLs from the same agency are not represented as independent agencies.
| Official source role | What it verifies | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Local custody operator or agency source | Agency identity, local custody route, public contact, facility, or operational limitation stated by the local government source. | Open official source |
| Primary official custody route | Official starting method for the custody coverage described on this Bernalillo County page. | Open official source |
| Local custody operator or agency source | Agency identity, local custody route, public contact, facility, or operational limitation stated by the local government source. | Open official source |
| State-prison boundary source | Separate New Mexico state-corrections custody search; it is not treated as the county-jail locator. | Open official source |
| Official agency guidance | Government-published custody coverage, routing instructions, or system limitations used on this page. | Open official source |
| Federal custody boundary source | Separate federal custody locator; county and state systems do not replace the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. | Open official source |
Last source check: 2026-07-18. Report an official-source change.
Accuracy and appropriate use
An arrest, booking, detainer, or custody listing is not proof of conviction. Records can change after bond, court action, release, transfer, classification, or sentence recalculation. This directory is not a consumer reporting agency and must not be used for employment, housing, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decisions.