This is a private reference site, not a Lincoln County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. For those actions, contact the official office that holds the record.
Official Lincoln County Contacts
For immediate custody questions, start with the jail or sheriff's office. For records that are not available online, Lincoln County routes public-record requests through New Mexico IPRA and the county's public-records email.
Lincoln County Detention Center511 Hangar Lane
Carrizozo, NM 88301
Alternate listings: 200 Airport Road or 200 Airport Drive, Carrizozo, NM 88301
Phone: (575) 648-6510 Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Michael Wood
P.O. Box 278
Carrizozo, NM 88301
Phone: 575-648-2341
Toll-free: 800-687-2419 Lincoln County Offices and IPRA Requests
300 Central Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
Public hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
IPRA email: publicrecordsrequest@lincolncountynm.gov
Use the right record path for the question you are trying to answer.
- For a current county-jail detainee, use jail inmate records and then call the Lincoln County Detention Center if the roster is unavailable or unclear.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and request records through IPRA when a photo or booking record is not online.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the New Mexico Courts case-search channels.
- For facility-specific jail details, review the Lincoln County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the New Mexico Corrections Department offender locator instead of the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.