How to send messages, photos, and packages
All mail to someone at Grants NM Corrections must go through NMCD's centralized mailing address—anything sent directly to the facility gets returned. Sealed legal and privileged correspondence is allowed. Staff may inspect it for contraband in the inmate's presence, then it's scanned and delivered to the inmate's tablet. Processing moves quickly: letters are held no more than 48 hours, packages no more than 72 hours (excluding weekends, holidays, and emergencies). NMCD provides limited envelopes, paper, and postage for indigent and qualifying inmates. Inmate-to-inmate correspondence is restricted to immediate family members with documented approval. Follow standard addressing and page/photo guidelines before mailing.
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Mail rules can feel picky, but here's the key detail: personal mail for NMCD facilities has to go to a centralized mailing address—not directly to the facility.
Legal and privileged mail may be received sealed and can be inspected for contraband in the inmate’s presence. Under NMCD policy, incoming legal mail is scanned and delivered to the inmate’s tablet.
Send all correspondence to NMCD’s centralized address. If you mail items directly to an individual facility, they will be returned to you.
Letters are held no more than 48 hours and packages no more than 72 hours, excluding weekends, holidays, or emergencies.
At Grants (NENMCF), in-person visits are non-contact by default. This means there's a physical barrier between you and the person you're visiting—no touching, hugging, kissing, or holding hands. The only way to have a contact visit is if you qualify as immediate family and have provided proof of kinship.
Getting approved to visit is mostly paperwork and patience—but a few NMCD rules can stop an application cold if you miss them. Here's how to submit the right form, avoid common rejection reasons, and understand what you'll sign before visiting at Grants.
Visiting at NENMCF requires some advance planning—visits are scheduled ahead of time and run in set two-hour blocks. Here's what you need to know to request the right visit type and avoid being turned away at the door.
