San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Overview
The San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Division operates jail-based treatment and court compliance programs from Farmington locations. The facility map identifies the DWI and Axis Detention Facility at 1006 Municipal Drive as a work-release or treatment-style detention facility rather than a standard county jail. The county describes the division as a set of credible sentencing options for the judiciary, with a focus on offender success, rehabilitation, and community safety.
This facility receives its own page because the San Juan County Detainee Inquiry includes "San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Division" as a housing facility option. That means a person in an alternative sentencing placement may appear in the same county lookup used for Adult Detention Center records, but the placement is different. The population may include misdemeanor DWI offenders, female substance-abuse program participants, misdemeanor compliance clients, and eligible court-authorized offenders.
Alternative Sentencing Division
1006 Municipal Drive
Farmington, NM 87401
(505) 325-1720
DWI and Axis Detention Facility: (505) 325-1321
Search San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Roster
The correct lookup channel is the San Juan County Adult Detention Center Detainee Inquiry, because the public form includes a Housing Facility dropdown with San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Division as an option. Use that filter when a family member, attorney, or court contact believes the person is in DWI, Axis, or another alternative sentencing placement rather than the main San Juan County Adult Detention Center.
The roster fields are the same public county fields used for other local detainee searches: name, subject number, booking number, in-custody status, booking date range, and housing facility. Results can show photo, name, custody status, scheduled release date when populated, race, gender, date of birth, multiple bookings, and housing facility. A profile may show booking history, bond or bail fields, charges, court room labels, dispositions, and crime class data. The county did not locate a separate public roster only for Alternative Sentencing.
- Open the official San Juan County Detainee Inquiry.
- Enter the person's name, subject number, or booking number.
- Use the Housing Facility dropdown and select San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Division when appropriate.
- Review the profile to confirm housing, custody status, booking history, and court-related fields.
- If no record appears, check the main ADC placement, broaden date filters, or contact the program office for routing.
DWI and Axis Detention Programs
The DWI Center is a 28-day treatment program for offenders housed in a minimum-security detention facility. Participants receive daily treatment and educational sessions. After release, participants leave with a personalized action plan and may be monitored through aftercare case management for up to one year. The DWI Center accepts misdemeanor DWI offenders from San Juan County courts and may accept offenders from other New Mexico courts on a space-available basis when a fully executed memorandum of agreement exists.
The Axis Program is for female substance-abusing offenders convicted within the San Juan County court system. It provides 60 days of gender-appropriate inpatient substance-abuse treatment, with intensive case management before and after the residential stay. Treatment includes individual and group therapy, life skills, substance-abuse and health education, and 12-step programming. Community agencies provide added support, and participants receive help with parenting, nutrition and wellness, resumes, and interviewing.
| Program | Population | Length or Structure | Local Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWI Center | Misdemeanor DWI offenders | 28-day treatment program | San Juan County court referrals and some outside New Mexico court referrals by agreement. |
| Axis | Female substance-abuse offenders | 60-day inpatient treatment | Requires conviction within the San Juan County court system. |
| Nexus | Clients leaving secure inpatient treatment | 10-day transitional program | Supports work, housing, health, family duties, and productivity. |
| Misdemeanor Compliance | Adult misdemeanor probationers | Court supervision program | Primarily serves San Juan County Magistrate Court cases. |
San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Capacity
Official capacity for the San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Division / DWI and Axis Detention Facility was not located in the captured research. The county does state that Alternative Sentencing operates two jail-based treatment programs and one court-compliance program from three Farmington locations and employs more than 50 people. Because no bed count was found, this page does not state a capacity number.
The county Adult Detention Center population profile gives detailed numbers for the main jail, but those numbers should not be copied onto Alternative Sentencing as if they were this facility's capacity. Alternative Sentencing is a distinct local program system tied to treatment, compliance, and court authority. The most reliable public custody clue is the Housing Facility value in the Detainee Inquiry.
Capacity note: No official Alternative Sentencing bed count was located. Use program contacts and the detainee roster for placement confirmation.
Visiting Alternative Sentencing Detainees
The captured county sources do not publish a family visitation schedule for the DWI and Axis jail-based treatment programs. That is different from the Adult Detention Center, where San Juan County states that all detainee visits must be scheduled and conducted online. For Alternative Sentencing, the safest instruction is to contact the program office or DWI and Axis Detention Facility before attempting any visit, drop-off, or appointment.
Because DWI and Axis are treatment programs, visitor access may be more program-specific than ordinary jail visitation. The county sources describe daily treatment sessions, case management, aftercare, and compliance rules, but do not expose a public day-by-day social visit grid. Do not assume that ADC online visitation rules, state prison approval rules, or another New Mexico county's schedule applies here.
| Contact Point | Phone | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Sentencing main office | (505) 325-1720 | Program routing, general placement questions, and court compliance contacts. |
| DWI and Axis Detention Facility | (505) 325-1321 | DWI and Axis detention or treatment-facility questions. |
| Adult Detention Center | (505) 566-4500 | Main jail questions or ADC placement confirmation. |
Mail and Money at Alternative Sentencing
The research did not locate an Alternative Sentencing-specific commissary, deposit, phone-account, or mail fee schedule. The published money and mail rules in the research are for the San Juan County Adult Detention Center. Alternative Sentencing should not be assigned ADC deposit rules unless the program office confirms that the same process applies to the person and placement.
If the roster shows the person in the Alternative Sentencing Division, use the program contacts first. If the person is actually housed in the main jail, ADC rules may apply, including plain white mail rules, postal money orders at the commissary window, lobby kiosk deposits, TouchPay Direct, I Care commissary orders, and ConnectNetwork phone accounts. Placement matters before money is sent.
| Service | Documented for Alternative Sentencing? | Best Local Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mail rules | No separate schedule located | Call the program office before mailing items. |
| Money deposits | No separate fee table located | Confirm whether ADC deposit rules apply to the placement. |
| Phone accounts | No separate provider located | Ask the program office or ADC if the person is in the main jail. |
| Program payments or fees | Not located in captured text | Use official program contacts, not third-party assumptions. |
San Juan County Compliance and Reentry
Nexus is the transitional program after secure inpatient treatment. It helps clients move from residential treatment to intensive outpatient treatment. Services focus on work, residence, health, family responsibility, prosocial activity, and productivity. The research identifies a transitional coordinator and peer mentors, followed by case-managed aftercare for long-term recovery and court-ordered mandates.
The Misdemeanor Compliance Program monitors adult misdemeanor offenders, primarily from San Juan County Magistrate Courts. It has operated since October 2002 and uses one supervisor, five compliance officers, and two support staff. The program requires court authorization, agreement to rules, employment or active job search or education, and active participation. In 2015 it became the first compliance program in New Mexico to receive New Mexico Counties-Misdemeanor Compliance Accreditation Council status and continues re-accreditation every three years.
- Jail-based treatment
- A court-linked custody program where treatment occurs in a detention setting.
- Aftercare
- Case management or support after release from a residential or secure program.
- Misdemeanor compliance
- Supervision for eligible misdemeanor probationers under court-approved rules.
ADC Versus Alternative Sentencing Lookup
The Adult Detention Center and Alternative Sentencing Division are close in Farmington and both can appear in the local custody record workflow, but they are not the same facility. The ADC is the main adult county jail for booking, intake, bond, charges, mail, commissary, and jail visitation rules. Alternative Sentencing is tied to DWI, Axis, Nexus, and misdemeanor compliance programs. A court order or program acceptance can determine placement.
Use the roster's Housing Facility field to avoid a wrong trip or wrong phone call. If the person is listed at San Juan County Adult Detention Center, main jail rules likely control. If the person is listed at San Juan County Alternative Sentencing Division, call Alternative Sentencing or the DWI and Axis Detention Facility for program-specific instructions. If the person has been sentenced to state prison, shift the search to NMCD because no state prison facility was located in San Juan County.
Note: The sheriff's office in Aztec is not the jail or Alternative Sentencing facility; the key custody and program offices for these pages are in Farmington.