McKinley County Inmate Population
McKinley County’s main local jail is the McKinley County Adult Detention Center in Gallup. The county describes it as a long- and short-term adult detention facility overseen by a Jail Authority Board made up of county and city government officials. That matters for McKinley County inmate population research because the jail is not framed only as a sheriff division. It is the county’s adult custody point for many local detainees and can also accept contract bed-space placements for federal, local, state, and tribal agencies when terms are met.
The county does not publish a live jail population dashboard in the sources reviewed. It does publish a rated bed count, staffing figure, practical custody rules, and contact pages for visitation, mail, phone calls, accounts, and PREA. The local picture also includes the Navajo Department of Corrections Crownpoint District Adult Facility, which is inside McKinley County but is not a county jail. Sentenced New Mexico prisoners move into the New Mexico Corrections Department Offender Search instead of staying in a county roster. Federal and immigration custody use separate federal systems.
McKinley County Inmate Population Statistics
The best sourced McKinley County jail numbers are limited but useful. The official county detention page gives a 328-bed rated capacity and an average of 55 staff members. The Prisoners of the Census New Mexico correctional-population list shows the McKinley County Adult Detention Center with a local correctional population of 325 from a 12/31/2013 source date. That figure appears in the 2020 vintage correctional-population data, so it should be treated as historical context, not a current daily count.
The Crownpoint District facility has a different data profile. The official Navajo Department of Corrections page does not publish an adult capacity, but it does state that the co-located juvenile facility has 14 beds and describes district staffing. A separate correctional-population list shows a Crownpoint Indian Country correctional population of 10 from a 6/30/2016 source date. These are custody-system facts, not a single combined McKinley County jail census.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| McKinley County Adult Detention Center rated capacity | 328 beds | Official county detention page, accessed June 2026 |
| MCADC average staff | 55 staff members | Official county detention page, accessed June 2026 |
| MCADC historical correctional population | 325 local | Prisoners of the Census list, source date 12/31/2013 |
| Navajo DOC Crownpoint correctional population | 10 Indian Country | Prisoners of the Census list, source date 6/30/2016 |
| Crownpoint juvenile facility capacity | 14 beds | Official Navajo DOC Crownpoint page, accessed June 2026 |
| New Mexico incarceration rate | 647 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative New Mexico profile, accessed June 2026 |
McKinley County Jail Population Trends
Current McKinley County average daily population, annual bookings, average length of stay, and demographic tables were not published in the located county sources. The available trend story is therefore narrower than a dashboard-driven county. The historical MCADC population of 325 sits close to the official 328-bed capacity, but the source date is old. It should not be described as a current overcrowding finding. The sounder point is that McKinley County publishes facility capacity and practical custody rules but not a current jail census.
| Year / Date | Count or Measure | How to Use It |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2013 | 325 local at MCADC | Historical correctional-population context, not current ADP |
| 2020 vintage list | 325 local repeated | Published in correctional-population data with older source date |
| Accessed 2026 | 328-bed capacity | Current official county capacity figure |
| June 30, 2023 | 5,421 New Mexico prison population | State prison context only, not county jail count |
| 2026 state context | 78% New Mexico jail pretrial share | Vera statewide context, not McKinley-specific |
State context can help interpret the local jail, but it cannot replace McKinley County data. Vera’s New Mexico page reports a statewide jail pretrial share and statewide bookings, while the New Mexico prison profile covers state prisoners. Those sources help explain why many jail records are about people awaiting court action, yet no located source breaks the McKinley County inmate population into pretrial, sentenced, hold, sex, age, or charge-level categories.
Who Is in McKinley County Custody
McKinley County’s official jail pages do not publish a demographic dashboard. The jail’s own text says it handles long- and short-term detention and contracts bed space with federal, local, state, and tribal agencies. The visitation schedule also shows that the facility houses both male and female inmates because male visitation is listed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, while Wednesday is reserved for female inmates only. Beyond those facts, the county did not publish a roster sample, housing-unit list, current male/female count, charge-level table, or age/race breakdown in the materials reviewed.
- Local adult detainees: MCADC is the primary Gallup facility for McKinley County adult jail custody.
- Short-term and long-term placements: The county describes the jail as serving both kinds of detention needs.
- Contract placements: The county says it can work with federal, local, state, and tribal correctional agencies on bed space.
- Tribal custody: Navajo DOC Crownpoint operates inside the county but follows Navajo Nation corrections channels.
- Sentenced state prisoners: People sentenced to NMCD custody leave the county jail search path.
McKinley County Jail Capacity
Capacity is one of the few firm McKinley County inmate population figures published by the county. The Adult Detention Center page states that MCADC has 328 beds. The county did not publish a current average daily population figure, a booking total, a crowding alert, a consent decree, or a new-jail construction notice in the located official sources. That limits what can be said with confidence about overcrowding. A reader or researcher who needs current capacity use should ask for the current daily census or recent average daily population under IPRA.
The official detention center page is still important because it confirms the facility’s operating role, staff scale, and contract-services language. The page says MCADC works with correctional agencies at negotiated prices and terms. That means a head count inside the jail is not always the same as the number of McKinley County criminal defendants. Some people may be held for another agency, and some McKinley County defendants may move to NMCD, Navajo, federal, or immigration custody.
McKinley County Jail Record Laws
New Mexico public-records law supports access to many jail, court, and law-enforcement records, but it does not make every detention detail public on demand and does not require McKinley County to create a roster it does not maintain online. The practical rule is to ask the office that keeps the record and to be specific about the person, date, agency, booking, charge, court case, or photo requested. County records, sheriff records, court records, state-prison records, and tribal corrections records have different custodians.
Key Statutes:
New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act gives the public a route to inspect public records, subject to exceptions.
NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-8(D) is cited on the county request form for the three-business-day inspection response framework.
NMSA 1978, Section 29-10-4 limits release of some arrest-record information when confidentiality, methods, uncharged-person information, or another law applies.
NMSA 1978, Chapter 33, Article 3 covers New Mexico jail statutes, including local jail operation and reporting topics.
Criminal Records Expungement Act allows qualifying people to petition for expungement of eligible criminal and related public records.
Search McKinley County Inmates
No official McKinley County public jail roster, booking report, recent-bookings feed, or mugshot gallery was located on the county website during research. That changes the search workflow. A McKinley County inmate lookup should start with the Adult Detention Center phone route for real-time custody, charges, and bond information, then move to written records requests when a document or booking photo is needed. The official visitor information source points charges and bond questions to 505-726-8474. Visitation questions go to 505-979-7224.
- Call MCADC for real-time local custody, charges, and bond status when the person may be in the Gallup jail.
- Use the Sheriff Records Division for incident, accident, citation, and law-enforcement record requests.
- Search New Mexico Courts Case Lookup after charges are filed in court.
- Use NMCD Offender Search if the person has been sentenced to state custody.
- Check New Mexico VINE for custody or criminal-case notifications when available.
- Use BOP or ICE ODLS only for federal or immigration custody.
McKinley County Current Custody Lookup
The county’s lack of a public roster means there is no official online search form to enter a name, booking number, or date of birth for current MCADC custody. Phone and records channels are the county-level search tools. The table below is not a roster form. It is the actual access-channel table from the research file, which is more useful for McKinley County than a generic search-box description.
| Channel | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official roster located | n/a | n/a | No county online inmate-search form was found on official pages. |
| Phone inquiry | phone | Real-time jail status | Use 505-726-8474 for charges and bond; 505-979-7224 for visitation questions. |
| Sheriff records request | phone, email, fax, mail | Law-enforcement records | Call 505-863-1410, fax 505-722-9317, or mail 300 B West Nizhoni Boulevard. |
| County IPRA form | public-records request | County records and copies | Standard copies are $0.50 per one-sided page; CDs, DVDs, and cassettes are $5. |
The county’s Sheriff Records Division page is important when the need is a report rather than live custody. It covers incident reports, accident reports, traffic citations, and requests. The McKinley County Transparency Portal explains copy fees and links the public-records request process.
McKinley County Inmate Record Fields
Because no official public county inmate profile was located, McKinley County does not expose a sample booking record with public fields such as mugshot, booking number, housing unit, booking date, arresting agency, charge list, bond type, bond amount, or court date. Those are still the kinds of details a caller or records requester may need. Ask for them by name, and separate booking facts from court facts.
| Field | How to Ask or Verify |
|---|---|
| Full name and date of birth | Use legal spelling and birth date to avoid a wrong match. |
| Booking date or time | Ask whether intake is complete and whether the person is still held. |
| Charges | Call the charge and bond route, then verify filed charges in court records. |
| Bond amount and type | Ask whether release is cash, surety, PR, no-bond, or blocked by a hold. |
| Arresting agency | Ask whether the arrest involved sheriff, Gallup Police, state, tribal, federal, or another agency. |
| Release or transfer status | Ask whether the person bonded out, was released, moved to NMCD, or transferred to another agency. |
| Booking photo | Not posted in a located county gallery; request through records/IPRA if releasable. |
McKinley County Jail vs Prison
A McKinley County inmate population search can fail when the wrong custody system is used. County jail custody covers local adult detention before trial, short local sentences, and some contract or hold placements. NMCD covers sentenced New Mexico prisoners, probation, and parole. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainee location through ICE’s search routes. Crownpoint District custody is a Navajo Nation corrections matter, not a county jail roster matter.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Does Not Cover |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | MCADC phone and records channels | Sentenced NMCD prisoners or public federal locator records |
| State prison | New Mexico Corrections Department Offender Search | County or city detention facilities |
| Tribal corrections | Navajo DOC Crownpoint adult phone | McKinley County jail records unless transferred |
| Federal prison | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator | Local bookings and most federal pretrial holds |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Criminal court documents or county mugshots |
State Federal Tribal Search
NMCD Offender Search requires a first and/or last name or NMCD number. NMCD states that Adult Prison Division information updates nightly, probation and parole updates in real time, and APD information may take 24 hours to appear. It also says NMCD does not have jurisdiction over county or city detention facilities. A negative NMCD result is not proof that someone is not at MCADC.
The BOP inmate locator is the federal-prison search route and covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present. ICE ODLS searches by A-number and country of birth or by name, country of birth, and date of birth. For Crownpoint custody, call the Navajo DOC adult facility directly. New Mexico VINE can support notifications, but it is not a substitute for a booking record or court docket.
McKinley County Official Sources
The county’s detention-center overview is the source for the MCADC address, bed capacity, staffing, Jail Authority Board oversight, and contract-services language. The screenshot below comes from the official McKinley County Adult Detention Center page.
That official page is more useful for population facts than for name searches because it confirms facility role and capacity but does not provide a public online roster.
McKinley County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves two detention facilities inside McKinley County. The county Adult Detention Center is the primary local jail. The Navajo DOC Crownpoint District Adult Facility is physically in the county but belongs to a separate tribal corrections system. The distinction should stay clear when searching for custody status, court contacts, visitation, or records.
- McKinley County Adult Detention Center holds adult local detainees and short- or long-term detention placements, with possible contract bed-space placements for federal, local, state, and tribal agencies.
- Navajo Department of Corrections Crownpoint District Adult Facility serves Navajo Nation corrections matters in the Crownpoint District and is not searched through McKinley County’s jail line.
McKinley County Inmate Population FAQ
Is there a McKinley County jail roster?
No official public McKinley County online jail roster was located in the county pages reviewed. Use MCADC phone contact for immediate custody, charges, and bond, then use records requests for documents.
How large is the McKinley County inmate population?
The county publishes MCADC’s 328-bed capacity, but not a current daily count. Historical correctional-population data lists 325 local at MCADC from a 12/31/2013 source date.
Where are sentenced McKinley County inmates searched?
Sentenced New Mexico prisoners are searched through NMCD Offender Search. NMCD states it does not control county or city detention facilities, so county jail checks remain separate.
Does Crownpoint use the county jail roster?
No. The Crownpoint District Adult Facility is operated by the Navajo Nation Department of Corrections. Custody questions should go to the Crownpoint adult phone number unless the person has been transferred.
Are McKinley County mugshots online?
No official county mugshot gallery or recent-bookings photo feed was located. Booking photos, if releasable, must be requested through the proper records channel.
Can VINE replace a jail record?
No. New Mexico VINE is useful for custody and criminal-case notifications, but it is not a complete booking-record repository and does not replace the jail or court clerk.
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