Lea County Corrections
Lea County withdraws court petition on contract with ...
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https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/lea-county-withdraws-court-petition-on-contract-with-private-prison-operator-geo-group/article_c6ab5b1b-86b6-4aa8-ac6a-c4d6bfe17c89.htmlLea County Correctional Facility to close after 27 years
Lea County Correctional Facility to close after 27 years The facility is expected to close by June 30, 2025. The facility is expected to close by June 30, 2025. The New Mexico Corrections Department has announced its decision to close the privately operated Lea County Correctional Facility by June 30, 2025.
https://www.koat.com/article/lea-county-correctional-facility-to-close-after-27-years/64843245
N.M. prison to close, with more than 200 layoffs
By Colleen Heild Albuquerque Journal, N.M. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The owners of the Lea County Correctional Facility near Hobbs are shutting down the medium-security prison after 27 years, laying off more than 200 employees by the end of June while the state moves out an estimated 1,000 inmates to other New Mexico prisons.
https://www.corrections1.com/finance-and-budgets/n-m-prison-to-close-with-more-than-200-layoffs
City Commission Meeting • Agendas and Minutes - City of Hobbs, NM • CivicClerk
1. Selection of Mayor Pro-Tem Pursuant to Section 5-1 of the Hobbs City Charter (Mayor Jonathan Sena) No Attachment File 2. Minutes of the December 15, 2025, Regular Commission Meeting 3. Resolution No. 7716 - Determining Reasonable Notice of Public Meetings for the City of Hobbs Pursuant to the New Mexico Open Meetings Act 4.
https://hobbsnm.portal.civicclerk.com/event/87/files/attachment/1342
Fate of private New Mexico prison unclear as ICE detention ramps up • Source New Mexico
12:05 Brief Local officials said Thursday they don’t know what will happen to a private prison in southeast New Mexico set to close this summer, but the company running it has expressed interest to the federal government in converting it into an immigration detention center.
https://sourcenm.com/briefs/fate-of-private-new-mexico-prison-unclear-as-ice-detention-ramps-up/
Lea County Correctional Center - Wikipedia
The Lea County Correctional Facility (LCCF) was a medium-security prison for men located four miles north-west of Hobbs, New Mexico, opened in 1998 on 60 acres of the former Hobbs Army Airfield, now adjacent to the Lea County Regional Airport.[1]The facility housed 1200 state inmates of the New Mexico Corrections Department, and was operated by the private GEO Group under a contract administered through the county.[2] In its first year...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_County_Correctional_Center
Lea County Magistrate Court Docket - Lovington, NM - Fifth Judicial District
Date: 01/26/2026 Time: 8:30 AM Case Number: M-25-TR-2025-00131 Case: State of New Mexico v. Cesar Dominguez Presiding: Judge Keith L Clayton Courtroom: Judge Clayton Google Meet - meet.google.com/sov-oask-jic Hearing Type: Failure to Appear Hearing Date: 01/26/2026 Time: 8:30 AM Case Number: M-25-TR-2025-01408 Case: State of New Mexico v.
https://fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/court-dockets/lea-county-magistrate-court-docket-lovington-nm/
Immigrants’ Rights Groups Condemn Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities in New Mexico - ACLU of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – New Mexico immigrants’ rights advocates denounce recently revealed plans by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand immigration detention capacity in New Mexico and other states. ICE’s proposal includes adding detention capacity at existing facilities in Cibola and Torrance counties and detaining people in the Lea County Correctional Facility, a private prison that does not currently hold people in federal ...
https://www.aclu-nm.org/press-releases/immigrants-rights-groups-condemn-plans-expand-ice-detention-facilities-new-mexico/
Detention centre - Global Detention Project Mapping immigration detention around the world
Lovington, New Mexico Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal) Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Management: Lea County Board of Commissioners (Governmental) Detains: , Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)...
https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/americas/united-states/detention-centres/650/lea-county-detention-center-lea-county-jail
Lea County Administrative Offices will be remain closed November 28th and will re open Monday, December 1st. #LeaCounty #ThanksgivingClosure #HolidayNotice #CountyUpdate #PublicNotice #HappyThanksgiving #CommunityFirst #LeaCountyNM #LeaCounty #ThanksgivingClosure #HolidayNotice #CountyUpdate #PublicNotice #HappyThanksgiving #CommunityFirst #LeaCountyNM No comments yet. Start the conversation. Comments on this post have been limited.
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Lea County NM Counties
Lea County Lea County was created from parts of Eddy and Chaves counties in March 17, 1917 and was named for Joseph C. Lea, the “Father of Roswell.” With no courthouse to conduct business, the first commission meeting was held in the First Territorial Bank Building on June 18, 1917 with commissioners J.S.
https://www.nmcounties.org/counties/lea-county/
Detention centre - Global Detention Project Mapping immigration detention around the world
Lovington, New Mexico Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal) Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Management: Lea County Board of Commissioners (Governmental) Detains: , Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)...
https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/americas/united-states/detention-centres/650/lea-county-detention-center-lea-county-jail
Lea County Board of County Commissioners January 15, 2026 Regular Meeting • Agendas & Minutes • CivicClerk
a: Election of Chair for the Lea County Board of County Commissioners. (John W. Caldwell, County Attorney) b: Election of Vice Chair for the Lea County Board of County Commissioners. (Newly Elected Chair, Board of County Commissioners) a: Consideration of Lea County Resolution No.
https://leacountynm.portal.civicclerk.com/event/296/files
Lea County Sheriff's Office Lovington NM Facebook
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Sheriff calls out ICE for detaining corrections officer recruit: ‘He was squeaky clean’
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - A sheriff in Maine had harsh words about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city of Portland. Cellphone video shows ICE agents detain a corrections officer recruit in the middle of the street. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce confirmed it was one of his corrections recruits who was detained by ICE in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood on Wednesday evening.
https://www.keyc.com/2026/01/23/sheriff-calls-out-ice-detaining-corrections-officer-recruit-he-was-squeaky-clean/
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Calendar • Lea County, NM • CivicEngage
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Detention Officer - Detention Center - Lovington, NM - Lea County Jobs
Detention Officer - Detention Center ESSENTIAL DUTIES: - Under the direction of the shift Sergeant, responsible for an advanced level responsibility for the care and custody of assigned detainees through knowledge of and adherence to laws, rules, regulations and standard operating procedures governing the Lea County Detention Center.
https://leacounty.casellehire.com/jobs/291483.html
Lea County Magistrate Court Docket - Hobbs, NM - Fifth Judicial District
Date: 01/26/2026 Time: 8:15 AM Case Number: M-26-FR-2026-00019 Case: State of New Mexico v. Rainie Skye Shaw Presiding: Judge Clipper Miller Courtroom: Judge Miller Google Meet - meet.google.com/ktz-wkdb-awd Hearing Type: Review Conditions of Release Hearing Date: 01/26/2026 Time: 8:15 AM Case Number: M-26-FR-2026-00021 Case: State of New Mexico v.
https://fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/court-dockets/lea-county-magistrate-court-docket-hobbs-nm/