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Vigil-Maldonado Jail Overview

Colfax County's official detention center page identifies Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center as the county jail in Raton and names Regina Slade as administrator. The jail holds people legally placed in Colfax County custody. That includes newly booked detainees, people waiting for a Colfax County magistrate or district court step, and locally sentenced detainees when the sentence can be served in county custody. It is different from Springer Correctional Center, which is a state prison for sentenced New Mexico prisoners.

The county describes the jail mission as humane and constitutional custody with safety for the community, detainees, visitors, and staff. That local mission matters because Vigil-Maldonado is not just a records counter. It is the first custody point for many Colfax County arrests, and it is also the place where family members must ask about custody status, visit rules, mail rules, property, phone access, and release steps when no public roster entry exists.

The county page is also the best subject match for the screenshot used here. It shows the official source used for the jail address, administrator, PREA links, mission statement, and office hours.

View the official Colfax County detention center source before relying on any third-party jail listing.

The image reflects why Colfax County inmate searches must start with direct jail contact and official records channels rather than an assumed online roster.

Vigil-Maldonado Jail Population

Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center has two capacity figures that should not be flattened into one claim. The official county history says the facility was built in 1989 as a 42-bed jail. A local accreditation report from August 5, 2024, later reported a current capacity of 100 and a then-current population of 59 detainees. The same report said the jail employed 22 people, had its own medical staff, prepared food on premises, and had housing agreements with Union, San Miguel, and Taos counties.

Those figures are useful, but they are not a live jail dashboard. Colfax County does not publish a current average daily population, annual booking total, race or sex breakdown, average length of stay, or daily population feed on the official detention page. Prison Policy Initiative data also lists a 2013 local jail average daily population of 49 for the facility. Use those figures as dated population context, then call the jail for present custody questions.

Vigil-Maldonado Inmate Lookup

No official Colfax County public jail roster, inmate search portal, current-custody PDF, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located on the county or sheriff pages reviewed. That changes the lookup path. For a current county detainee, the practical search begins with Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center by phone, then moves to the Colfax County Sheriff's Office, the arresting police agency, New Mexico Courts Case Lookup, VINE, and IPRA if more records are needed.

1. Call Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center at (575) 445-3691 and ask whether the person is currently in county custody.
2. Have the full legal name, date of birth or age, arrest date, and arresting agency ready before calling.
3. If the arrest was handled by the sheriff, call the Colfax County Sheriff's Office at (575) 445-5561 for records direction.
4. Search New Mexico Courts Case Lookup after charges are filed because court data may lag behind booking.
5. Use New Mexico VINE for custody status and notification when the person appears in VINE coverage.
6. Use NMCD Offender Search only if the person may be sentenced to state prison, probation, or parole.

Vigil-Maldonado Address and Contact

Custody, visit, mail, money, phone, property, and records questions should be confirmed with the facility before travel or payment. The official detention page lists public office hours, but those hours are not the same as a published visitation schedule. If the arresting agency is unclear, the sheriff's office can also help route records questions connected to sheriff arrests or PREA criminal investigations.

Vigil-Maldonado Visit Rules

Official visitation details for Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center were not located on the county detention page. No public schedule, visitor application, dress code, video visit vendor, ID rule, attorney visit rule, or property rule was found in the official page text. The correct approach is to call the jail before arriving, especially for visitors coming from Springer, Cimarron, Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Taos, Union County, or across Raton Pass in winter weather.

Vigil-Maldonado Mail and Money

The official Colfax County detention page does not publish a commissary vendor, tablet vendor, phone vendor, money-deposit portal, inmate mail format, photo rule, book rule, or package policy. That absence is important. Do not use a national jail-payment site unless the facility confirms it. A wrong vendor can delay funds or send a family member into a private system that does not serve Colfax County detainees.

Vigil-Maldonado Booking Process

A Colfax County arrest may begin with the sheriff, Raton Police, another municipal officer, New Mexico State Police, or another authorized agency. If the person is legally placed in local county custody, booking can occur at Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center. Booking usually includes identity checks, arrest paperwork, property inventory, a search, a booking photo and biometric collection when required by New Mexico law, medical or mental-health screening, classification, housing, and a path toward first appearance or another court event.

New Mexico law helps explain why the county jail is the right place to start for many new arrests. NMSA 33-3-13 addresses prisoners waiting trial, while NMSA 33-3-3 addresses county jail confinement for people charged, committed for trial, sentenced on eligible offenses, or committed by competent authority. Booking charges can change after the prosecutor files formal charges, so court records should be checked after jail custody is confirmed.

About Vigil-Maldonado Detention

The Vigil-Maldonado name is a local Colfax County detail, not a generic jail label. The county says the jail is named for Joe Vigil and Jim Maldonado, both long-serving Colfax County sheriffs. Maldonado is also identified as a former Colfax County Commission chairman. The county history says the facility was built in 1989 as a 42-bed jail, while local 2024 accreditation coverage reported a larger operating capacity and a population below that capacity at the time of reporting.

The detention page publishes PREA reports for recent years and says prior reports can be requested by contacting VMDC. Its zero-tolerance PREA policy bars sexual abuse, misconduct, harassment, and retaliation involving staff, volunteers, contractors, or detainees. Reporting channels include the warden or PREA coordinator, grievances, staff, medical or mental-health providers, Taos Community Against Violence, Sexual Assault Support Services, Alternatives to Violence in Raton, family or friend reports, and the sheriff's office for criminal investigations.

For a broader Colfax custody path, the Colfax County jail inmate records page separates the county jail phone route from court, VINE, state prison, federal, and immigration searches. Sentenced state prisoners in Colfax County are searched through Springer Correctional Center and NMCD, not through the county jail.