 There are open lawsuits and investigations related to deaths of people who were detained in the facility since October 2016.A 2018 hearing at the New Mexico state capitol documented experiences of abuse and negligence at both Cibola and Otero County Prison Facility.Cibola County includes facilities for ongoing detention of transgender migrant detainees, one of the only following the closure of a dedicated ICE detention pod for gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) detainees in Santa Ana.