Presently, New Mexico tops the nation in its reliance on private prisons and is also home to three large privately run ICE detention centers. According to New Mexico Corrections Department, the state has 15 prisons and detention centers representing 12021 incarceration beds. Of those, 7 are private facilities representing 7247 incarceration beds. 60% of New Mexico's incarceration capacity is composed of private facilities.
| Name | City | County | Type | Manager | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico Correctional Facility (CNMCF) | Los Lunas | Valencia | Prison | State: NMDC | 1287 |
| Cibola County Correctional Center (CCCC) | Milan | Cibola | ICE | Private: CoreCivic | 1129 |
| Guadalupe County Correctional Facility (GCCF) | Santa Rosa | Guadalupe | Prison | Private: GeoGroup | 610 |
| Lea County Correctional Facility (LCCF) | Hobbs | Lea | Prison | Private: GeoGroup | 1266 |
| Northeast New Mexico Detention Facility (NNMDF) | Clayton | Union | Prison | State: NMDC | 625 |
| Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center (NNMCC) | Grants | Cibola | Prison | Private: CoreCivic | 823 |
| Otero County Prison Facility (OCPF) | Chaparral | Otero | Prison | Private: MTC | 1420 |
| Otero County Processing Center (OCPC) | Chaparral | Otero | ICE | Private: MTC | 1089 |
| Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Prison | State: NMDC | 906 |
| Roswell Correctional Center (RCC) | Hagerman | Chaves | Prison | State: NMDC | 340 |
| Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) | Las Cruces | Dona Ana | Prison | State: NMDC | 752 |
| Springer Correctional Center (SCC) | Springer | Colfax | Prison | State: NMDC | 424 |
| Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) | Estancia | Torrance | ICE | Private: CoreCivic | 910 |
| Western New Mexico Correctional Facility (WNMCF) | Grants | Cibola | Prison | State: NMDC | 440 |