Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Artesia, New Mexico, in Eddy County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Artesia is held at the county jail, run by the Eddy County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Artesia
The county jail, run by the Eddy County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Artesia, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Eddy County Sheriff's Office at eddycountynm.gov/m/directory/department?did=50 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Office), phone 575-887-7551, 1502 Corrales Drive Carlsbad, NM 88220, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 575-887-7551.
The Eddy County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 200 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 401 beds, and it ran at 50 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Eddy County has about 61,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Eddy County Jail
The Eddy County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Artesia (filed by the FBI as Artesia Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Artesia.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Carlsbad's 863 for 2025, the Eddy County Sheriff's Office's 834 for 2022 and Artesia's 258 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Eddy County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1,676 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Artesia arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Eddy County serves the sentence in a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department, whose inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Artesia?
Ask the Eddy County Sheriff's Office at 575-887-7551; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at eddycountynm.gov.
How many people are in the Eddy County jail?
About 200 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 401 beds.
What is the phone number for the Eddy County jail?
575-887-7551, the number on the page of the Eddy County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Eddy County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Artesia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.