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 September 30, 2026.
Torrance County, New Mexico, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Torrance County is held at the county jail, run by the Torrance 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: Torrance County public records, Torrance County arrest records, Torrance County warrants, Torrance County criminal records, Torrance County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Torrance County
The county jail, run by the Torrance County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Torrance County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Torrance County Sheriff's Office at torrancecountynm.org/departments/county-sheriff (page title: Torrance County, New Mexico | County Sheriff), phone 505-510-9003, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 505-510-9003.
The Torrance County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 17 people, down from about 700 in 2017. Its rated capacity in 2017, the last year with a capacity figure, was 910 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Torrance County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Torrance County Jail
The Torrance County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Moriarty, Estancia and Mountainair make the arrests that end in a booking in Torrance County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Torrance County Sheriff's Office's 166 for 2025, Moriarty's 66 for 2025 and Estancia's 2 for 2019.
Together, the two agencies in Torrance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 232 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 Torrance 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 Torrance County?
Ask the Torrance County Sheriff's Office at 505-510-9003; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at torrancecountynm.org.
How many people are in the Torrance County jail?
About 17 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 910 beds.
What is the phone number for the Torrance County jail?
505-510-9003, the number on the page of the Torrance County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Torrance County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Torrance 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.