View All Events Latest News Upcoming Events Latest News9/26/2018New Chief Named to Take Over at the Metropolitan Detention Center Following Current Chief’s Retirement Deputy Chief of Security, Ralph Fernandez, will become the new chief of the Metropolitan Detention Center when Chief Greg Rees retires on Nov. 2, 2018 -- a move the county believes will continue the ...8/27/2018Metropolitan Detention Center Scheduled Maintenance to Impact Inmate Visits and Phone Systems An ongoing maintenance project at the Metropolitan Detention Center will impact inmate visits and phone systems intermittently during the week of Aug. 27, 2018. Intermittent power outages will occ...8/1/2018Metropolitan Detention Center to Hold Corrections Officers Graduation Ceremony On Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) will hold a graduation ceremony for the 211th cadet class. Fifteen cadets have passed MDC’s rigorous correction... Coming soon!