Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 on September 24, 2026.
Catron County, New Mexico, has about 3,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Catron County is held at the county jail, run by the Catron 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.
Related guides: Catron County public records, Catron County arrest records, Catron County warrants, Catron County police reports, Catron County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Catron County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Catron County is held at the county jail, run by the Catron County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Catron County Sheriff's Office at catroncounty.us/government/county_sheriff_s_office/detention_center... (page title: Welcome to Catron County, NM), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Catron County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 1 people, down from about 6 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 10 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Catron County has about 3,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 3 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Catron County Jail
The Catron County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Catron County.
The Catron County Sheriff's Office reported 2 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Catron County 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 Catron 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 Catron County?
Ask the Catron County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at catroncounty.us.
How many people are in the Catron County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 10 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Catron County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Catron County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.