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Northeast New Mexico Detention Facility

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Background

The Northeast New Mexico Detention Facility is a privately operated medium-security state prison for men, located in Clayton, Union County, New Mexico. The facility was financed and is owned by the Town of Clayton. Operator GEO Group houses a maximum of 625 state inmates, under a contract with the New Mexico Corrections Department. It opened in August 2008.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2008

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

GEO Group

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2008

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

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