Penitentiary of New Mexico

Background

The Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) is a men's maximum-security prison located in unincorporated Santa Fe County, 15 miles (24 km) south of central Santa Fe, on New Mexico State Road 14. It is operated by the New Mexico Corrections Department. The complex consists of three separate facilities: Level V (opened in 1985), Level VI (opened in 1985) and Level II (opened in 1990) for the minimum restrict facility, based on New Mexico adoption of the Federal Bureau of Prisons system for inmate classification and restriction. The regular daily population is about 790 inmates, whose average age is 32. The Level VI Supermax site contained New Mexico's death row; convicted murderer Terry Clark was executed in 2001, becoming the only execution in the state between the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 and its repeal in 2009.

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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.

• Rikers Island
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• Noble County Jail
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• Stark County Jail
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World Prisons. (2026). Penitentiary of New Mexico. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penitentiary-of-new-mexico

"Penitentiary of New Mexico." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/penitentiary-of-new-mexico.

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