 Interactive map of Northwest New Mexico Correctional Facility | |
| Location | 1700 E Old Highway 66 Grants, New Mexico |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 611 |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Managed by | CoreCivic |
TheNorthwest New Mexico Correctional Facility (NNMCF), formerly theNew Mexico Women's Correctional Facility (NMWCF),[1] is a privately owned prison for men, located inGrants,Cibola County, New Mexico.
The prison is owned byCoreCivic and operated by theNew Mexico Corrections Department.[2] It opened in 1989 as the first privatized women's prison in the U.S.
In late 2015 state officials announced a plan to transfer all female inmates out of the facility, and to consolidate New Mexico's estimated population of 1200 sex offenders here.[3] In August 2016 it was renamed asNorthwest New Mexico Correctional Center.[4]
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