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.
Socorro County, New Mexico, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Socorro County is held at the county jail, run by the Socorro 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: Socorro County public records, Socorro County arrest records, Socorro County warrants, Socorro County criminal records, Socorro County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Socorro County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Socorro County is held at the county jail, run by the Socorro County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Socorro County Sheriff's Office at socorrocounty.net/administration/detention-center (page title: Socorro County InfoNet | Detention Center), phone (575) 835-0945, 1001 Grefco Rd. Socorro, NM 87801, Monday through Friday, 9: 00 AM through 3:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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) 835-0945.
The Socorro County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 72 people, down from about 86 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 97 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Socorro County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Socorro County Jail
The Socorro County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Socorro and Magdalena make the arrests that end in a booking in Socorro County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Socorro County: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Socorro County Sheriff's Office's 86 for 2023 and Magdalena's 16 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Socorro County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 173 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 Socorro 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 Socorro 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 Socorro County?
Ask the Socorro County Sheriff's Office at (575) 835-0945; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at socorrocounty.net.
How many people are in the Socorro County jail?
About 72 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 97 beds.
What is the phone number for the Socorro County jail?
(575) 835-0945, the number on the page of the Socorro County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Socorro County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Socorro 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.