Eddy County, N.M. Breaks Ground On $170M Detention Center

Eddy County, N.M., has begun construction on a $170 million, 142,000-sq.-ft. detention center near Carlsbad. The new facility will replace the outdated downtown jail and feature up to 800 beds, modern safety measures and specialized spaces for alternative sentencing and DWI programs. Completion is expected in three years....

Eddy County, N.M., has begun construction on a $170 million, 142,000-sq.-ft. detention center near Carlsbad. The new facility will replace the outdated downtown jail and feature up to 800 beds, modern safety measures and specialized spaces for alternative sentencing and DWI programs. Completion is expected in three years....