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 between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Mora County, New Mexico, has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mora County is held at the county jail, run by the Mora 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: Mora County public records, Mora County arrest records, Mora County warrants, Mora County criminal records, Mora County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Mora County
The county jail, run by the Mora County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Mora County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Mora County Sheriff's Office at countyofmora.com/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Mora County, New Mexico), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Mora County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 12 people, up from about 11 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 19 beds, and it ran at 58 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Mora County has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Mora County Jail
The Mora County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Mora County.
The Mora County Sheriff's Office reported 81 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Mora County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the New Mexico Corrections Department lists its inmates at cd.nm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Mora County?
Ask the Mora County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at countyofmora.com/county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Mora County jail?
About 12 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 19 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Mora County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Mora 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.