The Torrance County Listening Project is a joint effort of Volunteers in Immigrant Detention - Albuquerque, Innovation Law Lab, and community volunteers in response to local, regional, and national conversations about the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF). Public officials, advocacy organizations, and thousands of New Mexico residents have called for the jail to be closed. Whether the facility remains open or closes, the Torrance County Listening Project is working to support residents of Torrance County in putting forth a vision for how the county might thrive, independently of TCDF. This paper serves as the pilot analysis for the Torrance County Listening Project’s initial survey data collection effort from June of 2023 through January of 2024. Though the data are lacking both in representation and responses, the findings suggest respondents are hopeful about their community and are willing to allocate public funds towards community betterment programs. The data also highlight the community’s dependence on TCDF and their consequent hesitancy to close the facility.