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Facilities · Jail

Otero County Detention Center

Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico · capacity 208

2 deaths are recorded here, from 2023; all by name.

Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $2 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.

The people

History and conditions

Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.