Lea County, New Mexico was created March 7, 1917. Lovington is the county seat.
To-date we have been unable to locate any jails in this County.
If you have information about jails in this New Mexico County or in any other area of the United States, please contact us via e-mail at HistoricJails@cs.com or you may call us at 505.541.1557.
We are also interested in information about the law enforcement agents who operated in Lea County before 1920.
Thank you.