The Vigil Maldonado in Colfax County serves as a prison facility for the city of Raton and other smaller towns surrounding Colfax. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Vigil Maldonado is located in Raton NM, in the 87740-2151 Zipcode. This is in Colfax County NM. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
Maintaining contact with friends and family is important for the health and wellbeing of both inmates and their family. Sadly, many prisons don't make this easy. Phone charges of up to $14 a minute for long distance calls create financial burdens on inmate families who must pay for these calls. Thankfully services from Securtel help avoid these additional charges by creating a local phone number an inmate can call that will connect to any long-distance number. By eliminating the long-distance surcharge, inmates can talk to friends and family at the local rate no matter where they might live. You can set this up with Securtel.coml at
inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Vigil Maldonado have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in NM each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Vigil Maldonado by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Vigil Maldonado. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.